Levi H. Bancroft

Levi H. Bancroft
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
In office June 15, 1927 – July 1, 1932
President	Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover
Preceded by	Roy L. Morse
Succeeded by	Edward J. Gehl
Wisconsin Circuit Judge for the 5th circuit
In office April 15, 1920 – June 1921
Appointed by	Emanuel L. Philipp
Preceded by	George Clementson
Succeeded by	Sherman E. Smalley
20th Attorney General of Wisconsin
In office January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913
Preceded by	Frank L. Gilbert
Succeeded by	Walter C. Owen
43rd Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office January 13, 1909 – January 2, 1911
Preceded by	Herman Ekern
Succeeded by	C. A. Ingram
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Richland County district
In office January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911
Preceded by	J. E. Coffland
Succeeded by	Chris Monson
District Attorney of Richland County, Wisconsin
In office January 1, 1887 – January 1, 1889
Preceded by	Frank W. Burnham
Succeeded by	M. Murphy
Personal details
Born	(1861-12-26)December 26, 1861 Sauk County, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	September 5, 1948(1948-09-05) (aged 86) Richland Center, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Myrtle DeLap ​ (m. 1890)​
Education	University of Wisconsin Law School
Profession	Teacher, lawyer, politician
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	Wisconsin National Guard
Years of service	1907–1913

Levi Horace Bancroft (December 26, 1861 – September 5, 1948) was an American lawyer and progressive Republican politician from Richland County, Wisconsin. He was the 20th attorney general of Wisconsin, the 43rd speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, and United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. He also served as a Wisconsin circuit court judge and district attorney.