Joseph G. Thorp
{{short description|American politician}}
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| image = Joseph Gilbert Thorp (1812–1895).png
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| birth_name = Joseph Gilbert Thorp
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1812|4|28}}
| birth_place = Butternuts, New York, US
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1895|1|13|1812|4|28}}
| death_place = Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
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| occupation = Businessman, politician
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| signature = Signature of Joseph Gilbert Thorp (1812–1895).png
| party = Republican
| office1 = Member of the Wisconsin State Senate
| constituency1 = 30th District
| term_start1 = 1872
| term_end1 = 1873
| office2 = Member of the Wisconsin State Senate
| constituency2 = 32nd District
| term_start2 = 1866
| term_end2 = 1867
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Joseph Gilbert Thorp (April 28, 1812 – January 13, 1895) was a millionaire lumber baron and a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.
Biography
Thorp was born on April 28, 1812, in Butternuts, New York.{{cite book|title=The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin|edition=11th|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uw9WAAAAMAAJ&q=Joseph+G.+Thorp%2BWisconsin%2BSenate%2Bbiography&pg=PA441|publisher=Smith & Cullaton|year=1872|page=441|access-date=2015-07-08}} Later, he moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1895.{{cite news|title=Leaves a Vast Estate |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5808752/joseph_g_thorp_18121895/|newspaper=The Weekly Wisconsin|date=January 19, 1895|page=7|via = Newspapers.com|access-date = July 7, 2016 }} {{Open access}}
The daughter of Joseph G. and Susan Amelia Thorp, Sara Chapman Bull, was married to the world-famous violinist Ole Bull in a lavish wedding in his Madison mansion. His son, Joseph G. Thorp Jr., was married to a daughter of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.{{cite news|title=Charles Noble Gregory |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5818197/joseph_g_thorp_18121895/|newspaper=Oshkosh Daily Northwestern|date=October 9, 1885|page=5|via = Newspapers.com|access-date = July 8, 2016}} {{Open access}} Thorp, Wisconsin was named after him.{{cite book |last1=Callary |first1=Edward |title=Place Names of Wisconsin |date=2016 |publisher=University of Wisconsin Press |location=Madison, WI |page=270}}{{cite web|url=http://www.usgennet.org/usa/wi/county/clark/0data/0/179.htm|title=Comprehensive History of Thorp - 1993|publisher=Clark County History Buffs|access-date=2015-07-08}}
Senate career
Thorp represented the 32nd District of the Senate from 1866 to 1867 and the 30th District from 1872 to 1873.{{cite news|title=Advice of the Marinette Eagle to Children |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5830439/joseph_g_thorp_18121895/|newspaper=Eau Claire Weekly Free Press|date=December 7, 1871|page=4|via = Newspapers.com|access-date = July 9, 2016 }} {{Open access}} He was a Republican.{{cite news|title=Menomonie Republican Rally |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5840648/joseph_g_thorp_18121895/|newspaper=Eau Claire Weekly Free Press|date=October 26, 1871|page=3|via = Newspapers.com|access-date = July 10, 2016 }} {{Open access}}
References
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External links
- {{Find a Grave|137949907|Joseph Gilbert Thorp}}
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Category:People from Butternuts, New York
Category:Politicians from Eau Claire, Wisconsin