Elias_L._Urquhart

Elias L. Urquhart

Elias L. Urquhart

American businessman and politician (1846–1934)


Elias L. Urquhart (January 15, 1846 April 12, 1934) was an American businessman and politician.

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Early life

Urquhart was born in Glengarry County, Upper Canada. He lived on a farm. He emigrated to New York State, then Michigan in 1865 and finally Wisconsin in 1870.[citation needed]

Career

He was in the lumber and timber business doing surveying and estimating. Then, he was in the real estate, insurable, and abstract businesses in Medford, Wisconsin. He was also the postmaster in Medford.

Political career

Urquhart served on the school board and on the Taylor County Board of Supervisors and was chairman of the county board. He was sheriff of Taylor County, Wisconsin and was a Republican. From 1909 to 1915, Urquhart served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Personal life

Urquhart lived in Medford, Wisconsin, where he died in 1934, aged 88.[1][2]


References

  1. Wisconsin Blue Book 1913, "Biographical Sketch of Elias L. Urquhart", pg. 685
  2. "Urquhart, Former Assemblyman Dies". Wisconsin State Journal. Medford, Wisconsin. August 13, 1934. p. 1. Retrieved June 24, 2020 via Newspapers.com.



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