George Wilbur Peck

George Wilbur Peck
17th Governor of Wisconsin
In office January 5, 1891 – January 7, 1895
Lieutenant	Charles Jonas
Preceded by	William D. Hoard
Succeeded by	William H. Upham
29th Mayor of Milwaukee
In office April 1890 – November 11, 1890
Preceded by	Thomas H. Brown
Succeeded by	Peter J. Somers
Personal details
Born	(1840-09-28)September 28, 1840 Henderson, New York, U.S.
Died	April 16, 1916(1916-04-16) (aged 75) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee
Citizenship	United States
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Francena Rowley Peck
Parents	David B. Peck (father) Alzina P. (Joslin) Peck (mother)
Alma mater	Union College
Profession	Writer politician
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1863–1866
Rank	2nd Lieutenant
Unit	4th Reg. Wis. Vol. Cavalry
Battles/wars	American Civil War

George Wilbur Peck (September 28, 1840 – April 16, 1916) was an American writer and politician from Wisconsin. He served as the 17th governor of Wisconsin and the 29th mayor of Milwaukee.^[1]