Walter D. McIndoe
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Walter Duncan Mcindoe was a U.S. Representative
from Wisconsin
.
Born in Dumbartonshire, Scotland
, Mcindoe immigrated to the United States in 1834.
He engaged in business in New York, Charleston, St. Louis and finally settled in Wisconsin in 1845 where he became engaged in the lumber business.
He served as member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
in 1850, 1854, and 1855.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for gubernatorial nomination in 1857 and provost marshal of Wisconsin during the Civil War
.
Mcindoe was elected as a Republican
to the Thirty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Luther Hanchett.
He was reelected to the Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Congresses and served from January 26, 1863, to March 3, 1867.
He served as chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions (Thirty-ninth Congress).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1866.
He resumed his interests in the lumber business.
He died in Wausau, Wisconsin
, on August 22, 1872.
He was interred in Pine Grove Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
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Born in Dumbartonshire, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, Mcindoe immigrated to the United States in 1834.
He engaged in business in New York, Charleston, St. Louis and finally settled in Wisconsin in 1845 where he became engaged in the lumber business.
He served as member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Wisconsin State Assembly
The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....
in 1850, 1854, and 1855.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for gubernatorial nomination in 1857 and provost marshal of Wisconsin during the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
.
Mcindoe was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Thirty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Luther Hanchett.
He was reelected to the Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Congresses and served from January 26, 1863, to March 3, 1867.
He served as chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions (Thirty-ninth Congress).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1866.
He resumed his interests in the lumber business.
He died in Wausau, Wisconsin
Wausau, Wisconsin
Wausau is a city in and the county seat of Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The Wisconsin River divides the city. The city is adjacent to the town of Wausau.According to the 2000 census, Wausau had a population of 38,426 people...
, on August 22, 1872.
He was interred in Pine Grove Cemetery.