Levi Baker Vilas

The Honorable Levi Baker Vilas, 1911

Levi Baker Vilas (February 25, 1811 – February 6, 1879) was a United States politician from Vermont and Wisconsin.[1]

Vilas was born in Randolph, Vermont, the son of Mercy (Flint) and Moses Vilas.[2] Vilas was admitted to the Vermont bar in 1833, and practiced law. He was a member of the 1835 Vermont Constitutional Convention. In 1836, he served in the Vermont House of Representatives and in 1840 was elected to the Vermont State Senate. He was also elected probate judge.[3]

In 1851, Vilas and his family moved to Madison, Wisconsin. There, Vilas was elected Mayor of the city. He started a law practice in Wisconsin from which the present day law firm of Bell, Moore & Richter, S.C. draws its roots.[4] Vilas also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1855, 1868, and 1873. During the American Civil War, Vilas was a draft commissioner. He was one of the regents of the University of Wisconsin system and the Wisconsin Historical Society.[5] His son was William Freeman Vilas, who served in the United States Senate.[6]

His former home in Madison is located in what is now the Langdon Street Historic District.

Notes

  1. ↑ Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Vila to Vincell". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  2. ↑ "Levi Baker Vilas 1811-1879 - Ancestry". records.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  3. ↑ 'Norwich University, 1819-1911, her story, her graduates, her roll of honor,' edited by William Arba Ellis, 1911, vol. 2, pg.18-19
  4. ↑ Bell, Moore & Richter, S.C. About Our Firm.
  5. ↑ Wisconsin Historical Society, Levi Baker Vilas
  6. ↑ Wisconsin Historical Society, William Freeman Vilas


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