Allen R. Bushnell | |
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![]() From Soldiers and Citizens' Album of Biographical Record (1888) | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 3rd district | |
In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | |
Preceded by | Robert M. La Follette Sr. |
Succeeded by | Joseph W. Babcock |
United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin | |
In office April 1886 – April 1890 | |
President | Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison |
Preceded by | H. M. Lewis |
Succeeded by | Samuel A. Harper |
1st Mayor of Lancaster, Wisconsin | |
In office April 1878 – April 1879 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | George Clementson |
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Grant 2nd district | |
In office January 1, 1872 – January 6, 1873 | |
Preceded by | Henry B. Coons |
Succeeded by | William H. Clise |
District Attorney of Grant County, Wisconsin | |
In office Summer 1864 – January 2, 1865 | |
Appointed by | James T. Lewis |
Preceded by | Joseph Trotter Mills |
Succeeded by | George Cochrane Hazelton |
In office January 7, 1861 – August 1861 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Trotter Mills |
Succeeded by | Joseph Trotter Mills |
Personal details | |
Born | Hartford, Ohio, U.S. | July 18, 1833
Died | March 29, 1909 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. | (aged 75)
Cause of death | Pneumonia |
Resting place | Hillside Cemetery, Lancaster, Wisconsin |
Political party | Democratic Republican (before 1876) |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1861–1863 |
Rank | Captain, USV |
Unit | 7th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Allen Ralph Bushnell (July 18, 1833 – March 29, 1909) was an American attorney, politician, and Democratic member of Congress from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He was the first mayor of Lancaster, Wisconsin, and represented that area in the Wisconsin State Assembly in the 1872 session. He also served as a Union Army officer in the American Civil War with the famous Iron Brigade of the Army of the Potomac.
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