Dustin Grow Cheever (January 30, 1830 – February 6, 1897) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
editCheever was born on January 30, 1830, in Hardwick, Vermont.[1][2] In June 1851, he moved to Clinton (town), Rock County, Wisconsin, where he worked, among other things, as a farmer.[1] He was a Baptist.[3]
In 1853, Cheever married Christiana Grow. They had two children before her death on January 1, 1873.[1] Cheever later married Dell Louisa Bailey, a widowed mother of one, on October 17, 1878.[1] He died in February 1897.[1][4]
Political career
editCheever was a member of the Assembly in 1872 and 1873.[5] 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
edit- ^ a b c d e "Clinton Pioneer Dead. Dustin G. Cheever Passes Away at His Home in West Virginia". The Weekly Wisconsin. Milwaukee, WI. February 13, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved August 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (11th ed.). Madison, Wis. 1872. p. 456.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Portrait and Biographical Album of Rock County, Wisconsin. Chicago. 1889. pp. 923–925.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Dustin G. Cheever". Geni.com. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
- ^ The History of Rock County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Company. 1879. p. 777.
