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19th century American politician
Silas W. Lamoreux
28th Commissioner of the General Land Office
In office
March 28, 1893 – March 25, 1897
Appointed byGrover Cleveland
Preceded byWilliam M. Stone
Succeeded byBinger Hermann
County Judge of Dodge County, Wisconsin
In office
January 1, 1878 – March 28, 1893
Preceded byEdward Elwell
Succeeded byJohn G. Bachhuber
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Dodge 4th district
In office
January 1, 1872 – January 6, 1873
Preceded byMarcus Trumer
Succeeded byDennis Short
Personal details
Born(1843-03-08)March 8, 1843
Lenox, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 5, 1909(1909-08-05) (aged 66)
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeOakwood Cemetery, Beaver Dam
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseHarriet Adelia Cobb (died 1914)
Children
  • Courtney Wayland Lamoreux
  • Don Percy Lamoreux
  • Harland Silas Lamoreaux
  • Vivian Lucy (Murphy)
Relatives
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
Union Army
Years of service1864–1865
RankPrivate, USV
Unit5th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Silas Wright Lamoreux or Lamoreaux (March 8, 1843 – August 5, 1909) was an American lawyer from Wisconsin who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and as the 28th Commissioner of the General Land Office of the United States.

He was the brother of Oliver Lamoreux, who served in the same session of the Wisconsin Assembly.

Biography

Lamoreux was born in Lenox, New York, on March 8, 1843, and came to Plover, Wisconsin, in 1852 with his family to join his older brother Oliver, who had moved to Wisconsin the year before. The family relocated to Mayville, Wisconsin, a year later. He moved to Dodge County, Wisconsin, and was admitted to the bar at age 21. He enlisted in the Union Army in 1864, and participated with the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War.

Lamoreux was elected as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 5th Dodge County district in 1871. In the same election, his brother was elected from Portage County. He did not run for re-election in 1872.

Lamoreux was elected judge in his county in 1877. He was appointed commissioner of the United States General Land Office by President Grover Cleveland (a Democrat), serving from 1893 to 1897.

Lamoreux founded the Beaver Dam Malleable Iron Works, which employed 750 men at the time of his death. He also was president of the German National Bank of Beaver Dam. He died of blood poisoning in Beaver Dam on August 5, 1909, after a long history of diabetes.

References

  1. White, C. Albert; Bureau of Land Management (1983). A history of the rectangular survey system. Government Printing Office. p. 194. ISBN 9780160335044.
  2. Silas W. Lamoreux, Wisconsin Historical Society
  3. ^ "Judge Lamoreux Is Dead at Beaver Dam". The Watertown News. Watertown, WI. August 13, 1909. p. 7. Retrieved April 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Judge Lamoreaux". The Representative. Fox Lake, WI. August 13, 1909. p. 4. Retrieved April 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Obituary". The Iron Trade Review. 45: 285. 1909-08-12.
  6. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1872,' Biographical Sketch of Silas W. Lamoreux, pg.446

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Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded byMarcus Trumer Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dodge 4th district
January 1, 1872 – January 6, 1873 		Succeeded byDennis Short
Government offices
Preceded byWilliam M. Stone Commissioner of the General Land Office
March 28, 1893 – March 25, 1897 		Succeeded byBinger Hermann
Legal offices
Preceded byEdward Elwell County Judge of Dodge County, Wisconsin
January 1, 1878 – March 28, 1893 		Succeeded byJohn G. Bachhuber
Commissioners of the United States General Land Office
 
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