King G. Staples

King G. Staples (May 26, 1851 – September 21, 1910) was an American businessman and politician.

Born in Lee, Maine, Staples moved to Minnesota in 1855 and then moved to South Range, Wisconsin in 1884 and then to Iron River, Wisconsin in 1889. He was in the flour mill and lumbering businesses. Staples served as treasurer of the town of Superior and as chairman of the Iron River Town Board in 1892. Staples also served on the Bayfield County Board of Supervisors and was chairman of the county board. In 1897, Staples served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Republican. In 1898 he was imprisoned for embezzlement, but he was pardoned the following year.[1][2][3] Staples died in Portland, Oregon and was buried in Anoka, Minnesota.[4][5]

Notes
  1. "Member of Wisconsin Legislature Sentences to a Term in Prison". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 6, 1898. p. 10. Retrieved November 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "To Pardon King Staples". The Weekly Wisconsin. May 20, 1899. p. 5. Retrieved November 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "King Staples Free". The Weekly Wisconsin. May 27, 1899. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Wisconsin Blue Book 1897, Biographical Sketch of King G. Staples, pp. 670–671.
  5. Prominent Lumberman Dies, Albert Lea Evening Tribune, September 24, 1910, p. 1


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