Elias Slothower
Elias Slothower (born October 17, 1815) was an American farmer and politician.[1][2]
Elias Slothower | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Lafayette 1 district | |
| In office 1848–1848 | |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Daniel M. Parkinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 17, 1815 Adams County, Pennsylvania |
| Died | ? ? |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Susanna |
| Residence | Gratiot (town), Wisconsin |
| Profession | Farmer, Politician |
Slothower was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania in 1815. Upon becoming and adult, he moved to Indianapolis, Chicago, and Madison, Wisconsin before finally settling near Monroe in Lafayette County, Wisconsin. He purchased a farm in the Town of Gratiot.[1]
He was elected to the first Wisconsin State Assembly as a Democrat, serving in 1848. He also served as assessor and a member of Town of Gratiot board of supervisors.[1][3]
He married Susanna E. Zeigle in 1836, with whom he had eight children.[1]
References
- Consul Willshire Butterfield, History of Lafayette County, Wisconsin, p. 769. https://books.google.com/books?id=RZ6tMZU9nsUC&pg=PA769&lpg=PA769&dq="Elias+Slothower"
- "Elias+Slothower" Wisconsin Blue Book, 1870
- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wilafaye/twngratiot.htm
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