Louis P. Harvey

Louis P. Harvey
7th Governor of Wisconsin
In office
January 6, 1862 – April 19, 1862
LieutenantEdward Salomon
Preceded byAlexander W. Randall
Succeeded byEdward Salomon
6th Secretary of State of Wisconsin
In office
January 2, 1860 – January 6, 1862
GovernorAlexander W. Randall
Preceded byDavid W. Jones
Succeeded byJames T. Lewis
President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate
In office
January 9, 1856 – January 14, 1857
Preceded byEleazer Wakeley
Succeeded byVacant (1857)
Hiram H. Giles (1858)
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 18th district
In office
January 11, 1854 – January 13, 1858
Preceded byJohn R. Briggs Jr.
Succeeded byAlden I. Bennett
Personal details
Born
Louis Powell Harvey

(1820-07-22)July 22, 1820
East Haddam, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedApril 19, 1862(1862-04-19) (aged 41)
Savannah, Tennessee, U.S.
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery
Madison, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Whig (before 1854)
SpouseCordelia A. Perrine Harvey

Louis Powell Harvey (July 22, 1820 – April 19, 1862) was an American politician and the seventh Governor of Wisconsin. He was the first Wisconsin Governor to die in office.


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