Horace A. Tenney
Horace A. Tenney | |
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| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dane 5th district | |
| In office January 5, 1857 – January 4, 1858 | |
| Preceded by | George P. Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Frank Gault |
| 6th Village President of Madison, Wisconsin | |
| In office April 1853 – April 1854 | |
| Preceded by | Chauncey Abbott |
| Succeeded by | Simeon Mills |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 22, 1820 Grand Isle, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | March 13, 1906 (aged 86) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Juliette Pauline Chaney
(m. 1843; died 1884) |
| Children |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Volunteers Union Army |
| Rank | Major (Paymaster) |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Horace Addison Tenney (February 22, 1820 – March 13, 1906) was an American lawyer, newspaper editor, and Republican politician. He served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing north-central Dane County, and was a regent of the University of Wisconsin.
Biography
[edit]Born in Grand Isle, Vermont,[1] Tenney moved with his parents to Elyria, Ohio in 1833. In 1841, Tenney was admitted to the Ohio bar and practiced law. In 1842, he started the Elyria Lorain Republican newspaper. Then, in 1843, Tenney was elected prosecuting attorney of Lorain County, Ohio. Tenney moved to Galena, Illinois in 1845 and started the Galena Jeffersonian newspaper with his brother.
He moved to Madison, Wisconsin Territory, in 1846 and was co-owner of the Wisconsin Argus newspaper.[1][2] Tenney was the Wisconsin territorial printer in 1846 and 1847, and was the reporter of the two Wisconsin Constitutional Conventions. He was also the Wisconsin assistant state geologist. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1857 as a Republican. Tenney served as president of the Village of Madison in 1853 and 1854. He was a regent of the University of Wisconsin.[1] During the American Civil War, Tenney was paymaster for the Union Army. He was in charge of the United States Mail for Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and the Dakota Territory. During the 1870s, he was involved with the editorial staff of some Chicago newspapers. In the United States election of 1878, Tenney ran for the United States House of Representatives in Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district on the Greenback Party ticket.[3][4][5] He died in Madison.[1][2]
Published works
[edit]- Tenney, Horace A. (1880). Memorial Record of the Fathers of Wisconsin, Containing Sketches of the Lives and Career of the Members of the Constitutional Conventions of 1846 and 1847–8. D. Atwood.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Death of Horace Tenny [sic] at Madison". The La Crosse Tribune. March 14, 1906. p. 8. Retrieved May 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "The Death of an Old Wisconsin Editor". The Post-Crescent. March 13, 1906. p. 8. Retrieved May 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wisconsin Historical Society-Horace A. Tenney
- ^ 'Report of the Annual Meeting of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin', vol 7, Wisconsin State Bar Association: 1907, Biographical Sketch of Horace Addison Tenney, pg. 322-325
- ^ Biodata
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