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Gideon Ellis Newman (1823–1911) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Newman was born on October 26, 1823, in Dixfield, Maine. On November 19, 1848, he married Elizabeth Wardall. They would have six children.

In 1854, Newman settled in Cooksville, Wisconsin. During the American Civil War, he enlisted with the 35th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army. He took part in the Battle of Spanish Fort and achieved the rank of first lieutenant. Newman died on February 7, 1911, and was buried in Cooksville.

Assembly career

Newman was a member of the Assembly during the 1877 session. He was a Republican.

References

1. THE LEGISLATIVE MANUAL OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN (16th ed.). Madison, Wis.: E. B. Bolens. 1877. p. 473. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
2. "Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 – 1999" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 88. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-02.

External links

• Gideon Ellis Newman at Find a Grave
• Wisconsin Historical Society

• People from Dixfield, Maine
• People from Porter, Wisconsin
• Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
• People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War
• Union army officers
• Union army soldiers
• 1823 births
• 1911 deaths
• 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature