Levi Sterling

Levi Sterling (January 2, 1804 – October 16, 1868) was an American politician, soldier, and public official.

Levi Sterling
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 15th district
In office
January 12, 1853 – January 10, 1855
Preceded byAndrew Palmer
Succeeded byAmasa Cobb
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 5th district
In office
January 8, 1851 – January 12, 1853
Preceded byMontgomery Morrison Cothren
Succeeded byEdward M. Hunter
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Iowa 2nd district
In office
January 13, 1858 – January 12, 1859
Preceded byThomas S. Allen
Succeeded byJohn Toay
Member of the Council of the Wisconsin Territory from Iowa County
In office
November 26, 1838 – December 6, 1841
Personal details
Born(1804-01-02)January 2, 1804
Woodford County, Kentucky
DiedOctober 16, 1868(1868-10-16) (aged 64)
Mineral Point, Wisconsin
Resting placeGraceland Cemetery
Mineral Point, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Whig (before 1854)
Spouse(s)Nancy Parish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Union Army
Years of service1836, 1861–1865
Rank Lt. Colonel, USV
Unit2nd Reg. Wis. Vol. Cavalry
Battles/warsBlack Hawk War
American Civil War

Biography

Born in Woodford County, Kentucky,[1][2] to Harvey and Elizabeth Harper Sterling, he moved to Galena, Illinois and then to Mineral Point, then part of the Michigan Territory.

He served in several public offices in Michigan Territory and later Wisconsin Territory. He served in the Black Hawk War in 1836. In 1838, Sterling served in the Wisconsin Territorial Council of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature. From 1850 to 1854, Sterling served in the Wisconsin State Senate. During the American Civil War, Sterling served in the 2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry.[1][3][4]

Sterling died of inflammation of the lungs and pleurisy at his home near Mineral Point.[1][2]

Notes
  1. "Death of an Old Settler of Iowa County—Col. Levi Sterling". Wisconsin State Journal. October 28, 1868. p. 1. Retrieved July 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Col. Levi Sterling". The Daily Milwaukee News. October 30, 1868. p. 1. Retrieved July 18, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Levi Sterling, Wisconsin Historical Society
  4. Biographies of Iowa County Directors Archived 2008-10-10 at the Wayback Machine


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