Henry Conner

Henry Conner (born April 1, 1837) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.[1]

Biography

Conner was born on April 1, 1837 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. During the American Civil War, he served in the Union Army, achieving the rank of captain. Afterwards, he moved to Viroqua, Wisconsin.

Political career

Conner was elected to the Senate in 1890. Previously, he was a commissioner of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1867 to 1870.

Personal life

In 1857, Conner married Amanda M. Bransby of Philadelphia, with whom he had three children, Mary, John, and Henry, of whom only Mary survived her father. Amanda Conner died in 1908, after an illness.[2] Conner was still living as of 1916, when he was noted to be traveling from Viroqua to Hillsboro.[3]

References
  1. "Biographical Sketches". Wisconsin Blue Book. 1893. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
  2. "Mrs. Henry Conner Dies at Hillsboro", The La Crosse Tribune (January 28, 1908), p. 1.
  3. "Local and Personal", The La Crosse Tribune (November 17, 1916), p. 10.
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