Alexander A. Arnold

Alexander Ahab Arnold (October 20, 1833 – March 1, 1915) was an American lawyer and livestock breeder from Galesville, Wisconsin who served as Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly and as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.[1]

Background

Arnold was born in Rhinebeck, New York in 1833.[2] He moved to Wisconsin in 1857, settling in Galesville, Wisconsin. During the American Civil War, he served with the 30th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army. Arnold died in 1915. Arnold was a member of the Assembly in 1871 and 1880, serving as Speaker during his second term. He was a member of the Senate from 1877 to 1878. Arnold became a member of the Republican Party after the outbreak of the Civil War. Prior to that, he had been a Democrat.[3]

References

  1. ↑ “Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848–1999 State of Wisconsin Legislative Bureau. Information Bulletin 99-1, September 1999. pp. 1, 24 Archived December 9, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Arnold, Alexander Ahab 1833 - 1915". Wisconsin Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  3. ↑ Wisconsin Historical Society-Alexander Ahab Arnold papers
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