Henry D. Barron

Henry Danforth Barron (April 10, 1833 – January 22, 1882) was a United States politician in Wisconsin. Born in Wilton, New York, he came west to Wisconsin.[1] He first served as a judge in the Wisconsin Circuit Court. Then he served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was speaker. Later, he would be a Presidential Elector in the 1868 and 1872 presidential elections, and a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1874 to 1876.

Barron lived in St. Croix County, Wisconsin. Barron County, Wisconsin is named after him.[2][3]

References

  1. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2253&keyword=barron
  2. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barretto-barrows.html#RDH04ONB3
  3. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 159.


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