Daniel Robbins Sylvester
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Daniel Robbins Sylvester (December 22, 1825 – May 27, 1909) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
Sylvester was born on December 22, 1825, in Avon, Maine.{{cite book|title=The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin|edition=16th|location=Madison, Wis.|year=1877|page=462}} He settled in Castle Rock, Wisconsin in 1852. Earlier that year, Sylvester married Clara Winship. They had nine children. During the American Civil War, Sylvester was a captain with the 12th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army.{{cite news|title=The Twelfth Regiment|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14700297/daniel_robbins_sylvester_18251909/|newspaper=Janesville Daily Gazette|date=December 27, 1861|page=3|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = October 27, 2017}} {{Open access}} Conflicts he took part in include the Siege of Vicksburg and the Atlanta Campaign. He died in 1909."United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD3-TPPJ : 24 May 2014), Daniel R Sylvester, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,636,253.
Political career
Sylvester was a member of the Assembly during the 1877 session.{{cite book|editor=Lawrence S. Barish|year=2007|title=State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007 - 2008|page=179}} Additionally, he was Chairman of the Town Board (similar to city council) and Assessor of Castle Rock. He was a Republican.
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External links
- [http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=354&p=surnames.sylvester Ancestry.co.uk]
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Category:People from Franklin County, Maine
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