Aaron Walters
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Aaron Walters (August 7, 1809 – December 27, 1889) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
Walters was born on August 7, 1809, in Plattsburgh, New York.{{cite book|title=The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin|edition=11th|location=Madison, Wis.|year=1872|pages=447–448}} He married three times. First, to Orpha B. Griswold in 1831. They had three children before her death in 1839. Second, Walters married Rosanna Averill in 1840. They had two children before her death in 1858. In 1859, Walters married Mary Norman, a widowed mother of three. Through her mother, Mary was related to Enos T. Throop, a member of the United States House of Representatives and the 10th Governor of New York. He died of pneumonia on December 27, 1889.{{cite news|title=Short Notes: The Week before Christmas|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9536322/aaron_walters_18091889/|newspaper=The Oshkosh Northwestern|date=December 30, 1889|page=4|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = March 14, 2017 }} {{Open access}}
Career
Walters was a member of the Assembly in 1857 and 1872.{{cite book|title=The History of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin|url=https://archive.org/details/historyoffonddul00chic|location=Chicago|publisher=Western Historical Company|year=1880|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyoffonddul00chic/page/989 989]}} He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Assembly in 1859. Other positions Walters held include Chairman (similar to Mayor) of Eden, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin and County Supervisor of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. He was a Democrat.
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External links
- {{Find a Grave|66088000|Aaron Walters}}
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Category:People from Clinton County, New York
Category:People from Eden, Wisconsin
Category:Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Category:County supervisors in Wisconsin
Category:19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature
Category:19th-century mayors of places in Wisconsin
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