David Agry

David Agry (August 2, 1794 – January 30, 1877) was an American lawyer, jurist, and legislator. He served as a member of the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives and the Wisconsin State Assembly.

David Agry
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Brown County district
In office
1848–1849
Personal details
Born(1794-08-02)August 2, 1794
Pittston, Maine, U.S.
DiedJanuary 30, 1877(1877-01-30) (aged 82)
Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
ParentsJohn Agry
Elizabeeth Reed Agry
Alma materDartmouth College
ProfessionLawyer
Jurist
Politician

Biography

Agry, who practiced law, was born in Pittston, Maine, the son of John Agry and Elizabeeth (Reed) Agry.[1] He graduated from Dartmouth College, studied law in Maine and was admitted to the Maine State Bar Association. A practitioner of law, he practiced law in Bangor, Maine before moving to Louisiana to practice law.[2] He then moved to New York City where he practiced law and was in business while practicing law. In 1840, Agry moved to Brown County, Wisconsin Territory where he practiced law.[1]

Political career

In 1842 and 1843, he served in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives, representing Winnebago County, Wisconsin.[3] He was in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846.[4] In 1848, Agry served in the 1st Wisconsin Legislature as a Democratic member of the State Assembly.[5][6] He was elected Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for Brown County in 1850, serving until his death on January 30, 1877 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.[7][8][9]

References
  1. Tenney, Horace Addison (1880). Memorial Record of the Fathers of Wisconsin: Containing Sketches of the Lives and Careers of the Members of the Constitutional Conventions of 1846 and 1847-8. With a History of Early Settlement in Wisconsin. D. Atwood. p. 36.
  2. Chapman, George Thomas (1867). Sketches of the Alumni of Dartmouth College: From the First Graduation in 1771 to the Present Time, with a Brief History of the Institution. Riverside Press. p. 175. david agry dartmouth.
  3. Lawson, Publius Virgilius Lawson (1908). History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its Cities, Towns, Resources, People. C.F. Cooper and Company. p. 227. david agry wisconsin state assembly 1848.
  4. Wisconsin (1873). The State of Wisconsin Blue Book. Wisconsin. p. 151. david agry .
  5. Smith & Cullaton, State Printers (1877). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin. Smith & Cullaton, State Printers. p. 153.
  6. Martin, Deborah Beaumont (1913). History of Brown County, Wisconsin: Past and Present, Volume 1. S.J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 270. David Agry green bay wi.
  7. "Circuit Court Judgespublisher =Brown Country Courthouse". Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  8. 'Proceedings of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin,' Vol. 1, State Bar Association of Wisconsin: 1905, Biographical Sketch of David Agry, pg 171-172
  9. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1879,' pg. 177



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.