Joseph B. Treat
{{short description|19th century American politician}}
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|name = Joseph B. Treat
|image = Joseph Bradford Treat.png
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|caption =
|office = Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin
| term_start = August 1898
| term_end = August 1900
| predecessor = Edwin Coe
| successor = George E. Bryant
|state1 = Wisconsin
|state_senate1 = Wisconsin
|district1 = 12th
| term_start1 = January 3, 1876
| term_end1 = January 5, 1880
| predecessor1 = Harvey T. Moore
| successor1 = John W. Blackstone Jr.
|party = Republican
|birth_name = Joseph Bradford Treat
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1836|12|22}}
|birth_place = Orono, Maine
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1919|12|23|1836|12|22}}
|death_place = Monroe, Wisconsin
|death_cause =
|restingplace =
|father = Nathaniel Treat
|spouse = {{Marriage|Priscilla W. Gould|January 18, 1859}}
|children = Charles Treat
|relatives = Nathaniel B. Treat (brother)
|awards =
|alma_mater =
|occupation = Businessman, politician
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Joseph Bradford Treat (December 22, 1836{{spaced ndash}}December 23, 1919) was an American businessman and Republican politician. He served as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing Green County, and later served as chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin.
Biography
Treat was born on December 22, 1836, in Orono, Maine.{{cite book|title=The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin|edition=15th|location=Madison, Wis.|year=1876|page=454}} His father, Nathaniel Treat, was a member of the Maine House of Representatives and built the Nathaniel Treat House. They were descended from Robert Treat. On January 18, 1859, Treat married Priscilla W. Gould. They had two sons, including Charles Treat, who became a major general in the United States Army.{{cite news|title=Joseph B. Treat Dies at Monroe|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17079770/joseph_b_treat_18361919/|newspaper=Eau Claire Leader|date=December 25, 1919|page=5|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = February 2, 2018}} {{Open access}} He and his family were Universalists.{{cite book|title=Commemorative Biographical record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa, and Lafayette Wisconsin|location=Chicago|publisher=J. H. Beers & Co.|year=1901|pages=375–376}}
In 1860, Treat settled in Monroe, Wisconsin. There, he established a dry-goods business before becoming involved in lumber and banking. He died in 1919 in Monroe.
Political career
Treat was a member of the Senate from 1876 to 1880. He represented the 12th District.{{cite book|editor=Lawrence S. Barish|year=2007|title=State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007–2008|page=115}} Other positions he held include Mayor and member of the school board of Monroe, Chairman of the county board of Green County, Wisconsin, Chairman of the Republican State Central Committee and delegate to the 1900 Republican National Convention.
References
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External links
- {{Find a Grave|38591931}}
- [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/traxler-treichler.html The Political Graveyard]
- [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=N:4294963828-4294963810&dsRecordDetails=R:NI100879 Wisconsin Historical Society]
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Category:People from Orono, Maine
Category:People from Monroe, Wisconsin
Category:Wisconsin state senators
Category:Republican Party of Wisconsin chairs
Category:Mayors of places in Wisconsin
Category:School board members in Wisconsin
Category:American Universalists
Category:Businesspeople from Wisconsin