Levi H. Bancroft

Levi H. Bancroft was born on December 26, 1861, to George I. and Helen M. Bancroft; reports have differed on the location. He attended high school in Lone Rock, Wisconsin, and later became a teacher. In 1884, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School.{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AEwNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA1129 |chapter=Biographical Sketches |title=Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin |year=1909 |publisher=State of Wisconsin |page=1129 |accessdate=2020-06-24 |via=Google Books}} On June 11, 1890, Bancroft married Myrtle DeLap. From 1907 to 1913, he was a judge advocate of what is now the Wisconsin Army National Guard.

He died at his farm near Richland Center on September 5, 1948.{{cite web|url=http://ci.richland-center.wi.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Bancroft-House-2.pdf|title=Levi H. and Myrtle Bancroft House, 277 N. Sheldon Street|publisher=City of Richland Center|accessdate=2016-04-29}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54080494/judge-levi-h-bancroft-dies-at-age-of-87/ |title=Judge Levi H. Bancroft Dies At Age of 87 |newspaper=The Capital Times |location=Richland Center, Wisconsin |page=1 |date=1948-09-07 |access-date=2020-06-24 |via=Newspapers.com}}

Bancroft served as the District Attorney of Richland County, Wisconsin, from 1886 to 1888, Richland Center, Wisconsin City Attorney for six years, and City Supervisor. From 1897 to 1902, he was a county judge of Richland County. Bancroft was a delegate to the 1900 Republican National Convention. In addition, he was delegate to a number of State Republican Conventions. He would serve as an Assistant Attorney General. Bancroft was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1907 to 1910, serving as Speaker in 1909–1910. He did not run for the Assembly in 1910, and was succeeded by fellow Republican Chris Monson.

In 1910, he was elected Attorney General of Wisconsin, with 114,939 votes to 104,551 for Democrat John Doherty; 48,693 for "Progressive Republican" Charles Crownhart, and 39,399 for Social Democrat Gerrit Thorn Jr.[http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1911 Beck, J. D., ed. The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin 1911 Madison: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer, 1911; p. ]

He was a Wisconsin Circuit Court judge. Sources are varied over his length of service. Later, he served as a U.S. Attorney in Wisconsin from 1927 to 1932. From 1934 to 1936, Bancroft was Mayor of Richland Center.{{cite web|url=http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=wiarchives;view=reslist;subview=standard;didno=uw-whs-pltv000y;focusrgn=bioghist;cc=wiarchives;byte=491276492|title=Levi H. Bancroft Papers, 1863-1956|publisher=University of Wisconsin Digital Collections|accessdate=2016-04-30}} He was again a county judge of Richland County from 1938 to 1948.

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