Dustin Grow Cheever

Dustin Grow Cheever was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Cheever was born on January 30, 1830 in Hardwick, Vermont.[1] In June 1851, he moved to Clinton (town), Rock County, Wisconsin, where he worked, among other things, as a farmer. He was a Baptist.[2]

In 1853, Cheever married Christiana Grow. They would have two children before her death on January 1, 1873. Cheever would later marry Dell Louisa Bailey, a widowed mother of one, on October 17, 1878. He died in February 1897.[3]

Political career

Cheever was a member of the Assembly in 1872 and 1873.[4] Other positions he held include Town Clerk and Chairman of the Town Board (similar to city council) of Clinton, county supervisor of Rock County, Wisconsin and justice of the peace. He was a Republican.

References

  1. THE LEGISLATIVE MANUAL OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN (11th ed.). Madison, Wis. 1872. p. 456.
  2. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF ROCK COUNTY, WISCONSIN. Chicago. 1889. pp. 923–925.
  3. "Dustin G. Cheever". Geni.com. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  4. THE HISTORY OF ROCK COUNTY, WISCONSIN. Chicago: Western Historical Company. 1879. p. 777.
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