Waldo Flint
{{short description|19th century American politician.}}
{{infobox officeholder
|name = Waldo S. Flint
|office = Member of the Wisconsin Senate
|constituency = 25th district
| term_start = January 1, 1872
| term_end = January 6, 1873
| predecessor = William M. Griswold
| successor = Robert L. D. Potter
|constituency1 = 29th district
| term_start1 = January 2, 1871
| term_end1 = January 1, 1872
| predecessor1 = Henry G. Webb
| successor1 = Eliphalet S. Miner
|state2 = Wisconsin
|state_assembly2 = Wisconsin
|district2 = Green Lake
| term_start2 = January 3, 1876
| term_end2 = January 1, 1877
| predecessor2 = William H. Dakin
| successor2 = Homer Nelson
|party = Republican
|birth_date = {{birth date|1820|2|23}}
|birth_place = Braintree, Vermont, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|1900|10|1|1820|2|23}}
|death_place = Nashua, Iowa, U.S.
|restingplace = Oak Hill Cemetery, {{nowrap|Nashua, Iowa}}
|spouse = Sarah Jane Rosebrook {{nowrap|(died 1908)}}
|children = {{unbulleted list
| Edwin Waldo Flint
| {{sup|(b. 1854; died 1921)}}
| Charles Milton Flint
| {{sup|(b. 1858; died 1931)}}
| Carrie (Cutler)
| {{sup|(b. 1862; died 1891)}}
}}
|relatives = Edwin Flint (brother)
}}
Waldo Samuel Flint (February 23, 1820{{spaced ndash}}October 1, 1900) was an American farmer, nurseryman, and Republican politician. He served two years in the Wisconsin State Senate, representing Green Lake County and central Wisconsin.
Biography
Flint was born on February 23, 1820, in Braintree, Vermont.{{cite news|title=Hon. Waldo S. Flint |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2818449/waldo_flint_18201900/|newspaper=The Nashua Reporter|date=October 4, 1900|page=8|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 16, 2015 }} {{Open access}}{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1871 |title= The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin |year= 1871 |publisher= State of Wisconsin |chapter-url=https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1871/reference/wi.wibluebk1871.i0018.pdf |chapter= Official Directory |page= 369 |accessdate= March 26, 2021 }} He moved to Rochester, Wisconsin Territory, in 1842 and then to Princeton, Wisconsin, in 1850. He moved to a farm near Nashua, Iowa, in 1876, and then to Nashua in 1893. Flint died in Nashua on October 1, 1900.
Career
Flint was a member of the Senate from 1871 until 1873. He ran as an Independent Republican, defeating Republican candidate James A. Briggs. He was initially elected in the 29th Senate district, but by the enaction of the 1871 redistricting act, he became the representative of the 25th Senate district.{{cite act|url= https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1871/related/acts/156.pdf |title= An Act to apportion the state into senate and assembly districts |type = Act |index= 156 |year= 1871 |legislature= Wisconsin Legislature |accessdate= March 26, 2021 }} Additionally, he was President of Princeton and Chairman of the Green Lake County, Wisconsin, Board of Supervisors. He was a Republican.
Personal life and family
Flint's older brother Edwin Flint also served in the Wisconsin Senate and was a Wisconsin circuit court judge.
References
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External links
- {{Find a Grave|15040933|Waldo Samuel Flint}}
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Category:People from Braintree, Vermont
Category:People from Rochester, Wisconsin
Category:People from Princeton, Wisconsin
Category:County supervisors in Wisconsin