John B. Eugene | |
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Member of the
Wisconsin State Assembly from the Brown 1st district | |
In office January 6, 1868 – January 4, 1869 | |
Preceded by | William J. Abrams |
Succeeded by | Joseph S. Curtis |
Personal details | |
Born | Aishe-en-Refail, Belgium |
Died | Green Bay, Wisconsin | July 10, 1878
Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery, Green Bay, Wisconsin |
Political party | Republican |
John B. Eugene (died July 10, 1878) was a Belgian-American politician. He served in the 1868 Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Brown County's First District. [1]
Eugene was born in Belgium and moved to northeast Wisconsin in 1855. [2] He worked at a paper mill and lost an arm working. [3] He later worked in Madison with the state Attorney General's office. [3] During the American Civil War, Eugene was the quartermaster of the 43rd Wisconsin Infantry. [4]
Eugene was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly for the 1868 term, representing Brown County's 1st District. [5] He defeated Democratic challenger Arthur Jacobi by a mere 17 votes, 517-500. [6] Eugene was one of the first Belgian-American immigrants from northeastern Wisconsin to serve in the Assembly along with Joseph Wery, Constant Martin, Benjamin Fontaine and Grégoire Dupont. [1]
After serving in the Assembly, Eugene was elected Clerk of Brown County in the fall of 1868. [7] He also later served as a revenue collector, [8] and was a member of the Wisconsin Board of Immigration. [9] During the mid-1870s, Eugene served as a doorkeeper for the United States Congress. [10]
Eugene died in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on July 10, 1878; reports conflict on whether it was due to heart disease or apoplexy. [2] [11]
John B. Eugene | |
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Member of the
Wisconsin State Assembly from the Brown 1st district | |
In office January 6, 1868 – January 4, 1869 | |
Preceded by | William J. Abrams |
Succeeded by | Joseph S. Curtis |
Personal details | |
Born | Aishe-en-Refail, Belgium |
Died | Green Bay, Wisconsin | July 10, 1878
Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery, Green Bay, Wisconsin |
Political party | Republican |
John B. Eugene (died July 10, 1878) was a Belgian-American politician. He served in the 1868 Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Brown County's First District. [1]
Eugene was born in Belgium and moved to northeast Wisconsin in 1855. [2] He worked at a paper mill and lost an arm working. [3] He later worked in Madison with the state Attorney General's office. [3] During the American Civil War, Eugene was the quartermaster of the 43rd Wisconsin Infantry. [4]
Eugene was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly for the 1868 term, representing Brown County's 1st District. [5] He defeated Democratic challenger Arthur Jacobi by a mere 17 votes, 517-500. [6] Eugene was one of the first Belgian-American immigrants from northeastern Wisconsin to serve in the Assembly along with Joseph Wery, Constant Martin, Benjamin Fontaine and Grégoire Dupont. [1]
After serving in the Assembly, Eugene was elected Clerk of Brown County in the fall of 1868. [7] He also later served as a revenue collector, [8] and was a member of the Wisconsin Board of Immigration. [9] During the mid-1870s, Eugene served as a doorkeeper for the United States Congress. [10]
Eugene died in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on July 10, 1878; reports conflict on whether it was due to heart disease or apoplexy. [2] [11]