Alvan E. Bovay

Alvan Bovay
From The History of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin (1880)
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Fond du Lac 1st district
In office
January 3, 1859 – January 7, 1861
Preceded byEdmund L. Runals
Succeeded byCharles F. Hammond
Personal details
BornJuly 12, 1818
Adams, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 13, 1903(1903-01-13) (aged 84)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Political party
EducationNorwich University
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
Union Army
Years of service1861–1863
RankMajor, USV
Unit19th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Alvan Earle Bovay (July 12, 1818 – January 13, 1903) was an American politician and one of the founders of the Republican Party.[1][2] He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1859 and 1860, representing Fond du Lac County.

  1. ^ Mark A. Lause. Young America, Land, Labor, and the Republican Party. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2005, p. 50.
  2. ^ "Bovay, Alvan E[arl] 1818 - 1903". Wisconsin Historical Society. 8 August 2017.

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