David Agry (August 2, 1794 – January 30, 1877) was an American lawyer, jurist, and legislator. He served as a member of the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives and the Wisconsin State Assembly.
David Agry | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Brown County district | |
| In office 1848–1849 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 2, 1794 Pittston, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | January 30, 1877 (aged 82) Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Parent(s) | John Agry Elizabeeth Reed Agry |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Profession | Lawyer Jurist Politician |
Biography edit
Agry, who practiced law, was born in Pittston, Maine, the son of John Agry and Elizabeeth (Reed) Agry.[1] He graduated from Dartmouth College, studied law in Maine and was admitted to the Maine State Bar Association. A practitioner of law, he practiced law in Bangor, Maine, before moving to Louisiana to practice law.[2] He then moved to New York City where he practiced law and was in business while practicing law. In 1840, Agry moved to Brown County, Wisconsin Territory where he practiced law.[1]
Political career edit
In 1842 and 1843, he served in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives, representing Winnebago County, Wisconsin.[3] He was in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846.[4] In 1848, Agry served in the 1st Wisconsin Legislature as a Democratic member of the State Assembly.[5][6] He was elected Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for Brown County in 1850, serving until his death on January 30, 1877, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.[7][8][9]
References edit
- ^ a b Tenney, Horace Addison (1880). Memorial Record of the Fathers of Wisconsin: Containing Sketches of the Lives and Careers of the Members of the Constitutional Conventions of 1846 and 1847-8. With a History of Early Settlement in Wisconsin. D. Atwood. p. 36.
- ^ Chapman, George Thomas (1867). Sketches of the Alumni of Dartmouth College: From the First Graduation in 1771 to the Present Time, with a Brief History of the Institution. Riverside Press. p. 175.
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- ^ Lawson, Publius Virgilius Lawson (1908). History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its Cities, Towns, Resources, People. C.F. Cooper and Company. p. 227.
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- ^ Wisconsin (1873). The State of Wisconsin Blue Book. Wisconsin. p. 151.
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- ^ Smith & Cullaton, State Printers (1877). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin. Smith & Cullaton, State Printers. p. 153.
- ^ Martin, Deborah Beaumont (1913). History of Brown County, Wisconsin: Past and Present, Volume 1. S.J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 270.
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- ^ "Circuit Court Judgespublisher =Brown Country Courthouse". Retrieved February 26, 2014.
- ^ 'Proceedings of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin,' Vol. 1, State Bar Association of Wisconsin: 1905, Biographical Sketch of David Agry, pg 171-172
- ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1879,' pg. 177
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