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Abijah Beckwith was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Beckwith was born on November 10, 1843, in Columbia, New York. In 1867, he settled in Bear Creek, Sauk County, Wisconsin. He died on June 22, 1897, and was buried in Bear Valley, Wisconsin.

Career

Beckwith was a member of the Assembly during the 1882 session. Previously, he was Chairman (similar to Mayor) of Bear Creek in 1879. He was a Republican.

References

1. THE BLUE BOOK OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. 1882. p. 559. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
2. "Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 – 1999" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2015-07-30.

External links

• Abijah Beckwith at Find a Grave
• Wisconsin Historical Society

• Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
• 1843 births
• 1897 deaths
• People from Herkimer County, New York
• Politicians from Sauk County, Wisconsin
• 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature
• 19th-century mayors of places in Wisconsin