William H. Thomas (Waukesha Co.)

William H. Thomas (1821–1898) was a legislator of the Wisconsin Territory and a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

For others of a similar name, see William Thomas.

Biography

Thomas was born on September 25, 1821 in Clinton County, New York.[1] During the American Civil War, he served with the 3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry Regiment of the Union Army, achieving the rank of captain.[2] He died December 27, 1898, in Pewaukee, Wisconsin.[3][4]

Political career

Thomas was a member of the Assembly during the 1849 and 1861 sessions.[5] Previously, he had been a member of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature in 1846. Later, Thomas was elected District Attorney of Waukesha County, Wisconsin in 1879. He was a Democrat.

References
  1. THE HISTORY OF WAUKESHA COUNTY, WISCONSIN. Chicago: Western Historical Company. 1880. p. 945.
  2. "Thomas, William H." National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  3. Florence Elizabeth Baker (1899) W.H. Thomas in Wisconsin Necrology for Year Ending November 30, 1899 in Proceedings of the Society etc., Volumes 46-48. Page 98.
  4. "Thomas, William H." Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  5. Lawrence S. Barish, ed. (2007). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007 - 2008. p. 180.
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