Joseph B. Treat

Joseph Bradford Treat (December 22, 1836 – December 23, 1919) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Joseph B. Treat
Member of the Wisconsin State Senate
In office
1876–1880
Constituency12th District
Personal details
Born
Joseph Bradford Treat

(1836-12-22)December 22, 1836
Orono, Maine
DiedDecember 23, 1919(1919-12-23) (aged 83)
Monroe, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Priscilla W. Gould
​
(m. 1859)​
ChildrenCharles Treat
FatherNathaniel Treat
OccupationBusinessman, politician

Biography

Treat was born on December 22, 1836 in Orono, Maine.[1] His father, Nathaniel Treat, was a member of the Maine House of Representatives and built the Nathaniel Treat House. They were descended from Robert Treat. On January 18, 1859, Treat married Priscilla W. Gould. They had two sons, including Charles Treat, who became a major general in the United States Army.[2] He and his family were Universalists.[3]

In 1860, Treat settled in Monroe, Wisconsin. There, he established a dry-goods business before becoming involved in lumber and banking. He died in 1919 in Monroe.[2]

Political career

Treat was a member of the Senate from 1876 to 1880. He represented the 12th District.[4] Other positions he held include Mayor and member of the school board of Monroe, Chairman of the county board of Green County, Wisconsin, Chairman of the Republican State Central Committee and delegate to the 1900 Republican National Convention.

References
  1. The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (15th ed.). Madison, Wis. 1876. p. 454.
  2. "Joseph B. Treat Dies at Monroe". Eau Claire Leader. December 25, 1919. p. 5. Retrieved February 2, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Commemorative Biographical record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa, and Lafayette Wisconsin. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1901. pp. 375–376.
  4. Lawrence S. Barish, ed. (2007). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007–2008. p. 115.
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