David Agry
David Agry | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Brown County district | |
| In office 1848–1849 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 2, 1794 Pittston, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | January 30, 1877 (aged 82) Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Parent(s) | John Agry Elizabeeth Reed Agry |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Profession | Lawyer Jurist Politician |
David Agry (August 2, 1794 – January 30, 1877) was an American lawyer, jurist, and legislator. He served as a member of the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives and the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
Agry, who practiced law, was born in Pittston, Maine, the son of John Agry and Elizabeeth (Reed) Agry.[1] He graduated from Dartmouth College, studied law in Maine and was admitted to the Maine State Bar Association. A practitioner of law, he practiced law in Bangor, Maine, before moving to Louisiana to practice law.[2] He then moved to New York City where he practiced law and was in business while practicing law. In 1840, Agry moved to Brown County, Wisconsin Territory where he practiced law.[1]
Political career
In 1842 and 1843, he served in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives, representing Winnebago County, Wisconsin.[3] He was in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846.[4] In 1848, Agry served in the 1st Wisconsin Legislature as a Democratic member of the State Assembly.[5][6] He was elected Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for Brown County in 1850, serving until his death on January 30, 1877, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.[7][8][9]
References
- ^ a b Tenney, Horace Addison (1880). Memorial Record of the Fathers of Wisconsin: Containing Sketches of the Lives and Careers of the Members of the Constitutional Conventions of 1846 and 1847-8. With a History of Early Settlement in Wisconsin. D. Atwood. p. 36.
- ^ Chapman, George Thomas (1867). Sketches of the Alumni of Dartmouth College: From the First Graduation in 1771 to the Present Time, with a Brief History of the Institution. Riverside Press. p. 175.
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- ^ Lawson, Publius Virgilius Lawson (1908). History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its Cities, Towns, Resources, People. C.F. Cooper and Company. p. 227.
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- ^ Wisconsin (1873). The State of Wisconsin Blue Book. Wisconsin. p. 151.
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- ^ Smith & Cullaton, State Printers (1877). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin. Smith & Cullaton, State Printers. p. 153.
- ^ Martin, Deborah Beaumont (1913). History of Brown County, Wisconsin: Past and Present, Volume 1. S.J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 270.
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- ^ "Circuit Court Judgespublisher =Brown Country Courthouse". Retrieved February 26, 2014.
- ^ 'Proceedings of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin,' Vol. 1, State Bar Association of Wisconsin: 1905, Biographical Sketch of David Agry, pg 171-172
- ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1879,' pg. 177
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