Parlan Semple
{{Short description|American politician (1832–1922)}}
Parlan Semple (January 9, 1832 – June 27, 1922) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
Semple was born on January 9, 1832, in Quebec.{{cite web|url=http://oshkosh.pastperfect-online.com/20004cgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=Semple,%20Parlan;type=702|title=Semple, Parlan|publisher=Oshkosh Public Museum|accessdate=2011-12-27}} After his father's death, he lived with his mother and brother in Lowell, Massachusetts. In 1855, he married Louisa Hammond. They later moved to Shawano County, Wisconsin. After Louisa's death, he married Julia Emma Scott on his 54th birthday. They had one son. Semple died on June 27, 1922, in a nursing home in Green Bay, Wisconsin.{{cite news|title=Parlan Semple, Former Oshkosh Resident, Is Dead at Green Bay |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2298801/parlan_semple_18321922/|newspaper=Oshkosh Daily Northwestern|date=June 28, 1922|page=3|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = April 27, 2015 }} {{Open access}}
Career
Semple was a member of the Assembly from 1869 to 1871. He was a Republican.{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/seldenright-semrow.html#636.24.45|title=Parlan Semple|publisher=Political Graveyard|accessdate=2011-12-27}}