Henry M. Billings

Henry Mortimer Billings (May 16, 1806  February 6, 1862) was an American politician. A Democrat, he was a member of the 1st Wisconsin State Senate and later served 1 year in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Iowa County.

Henry M. Billings
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 5th district
In office
June 5, 1848  January 1, 1849
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byMontgomery M. Cothren
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Iowa 1st district
In office
January 1, 1858  January 1, 1859
Preceded byEphraim Knowlton
Succeeded byGardner C. Meigs
Representative to the Legislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory from Iowa County
In office
November 26, 1838  December 7, 1840
Personal details
Born
Henry Mortimer Billings

(1806-05-16)May 16, 1806
Schaghticoke, New York
DiedFebruary 6, 1862(1862-02-06) (aged 55)
Avoca, Wisconsin
Cause of deathAccidental death
Resting placeCalvary Cemetery, Cobb, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic

Biography

Born in Schaghticoke, New York, Billings moved to Galena, Illinois, in 1828 and then to Michigan Territory settling in Iowa County. In 1838, Billings served in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives. In 1848, he served in the first session of the Wisconsin State Senate and later represented Iowa County in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1858.[1]

Billings was dragged to death in a sleigh accident near his home in Avoca.[2][3] He is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Cobb.

References

  1. Iowa County Fair Board of Directors Archived 2008-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Death of H. M. Billings". The Monroe Sentinel. February 12, 1862. p. 3. Retrieved May 18, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Death of Col. Billings". The Daily Milwaukee News. February 17, 1862. p. 2. Retrieved May 18, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by
Ephraim Knowlton
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Iowa 1st district
January 1, 1858  January 1, 1859
Succeeded by
Gardner C. Meigs
Wisconsin State Senate
State government established Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 5th district
June 5, 1848  January 1, 1849
Succeeded by
M. M. Cothren


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