He was born in Corinna, Maine, in 1839 and received an education as a printer. He moved to Wisconsin in 1854, where he worked as a clerk on a steamboat on the St. Croix River. He founded the Polk County Press in 1861.[2]
Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, ed. (2005). "Wisconsin Constitutional Officers, 1848-2005" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2005–2006. Madison: Wisconsin Legislature Joint Committee on Legislative Organization. p. 725. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
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fifield, samuel, fifield, june, 1839, february, 1915, wisconsin, politician, influential, businessperson, town, fifield, price, county, wisconsin, named, after, 14th, lieutenant, governor, wisconsinin, office, january, 1882, january, 1887governorjeremiah, rusk. Samuel S Fifield June 24 1839 February 17 1915 1 was a Wisconsin politician and influential businessperson The Town of Fifield in Price County Wisconsin is named after him Sam Fifield14th Lieutenant Governor of WisconsinIn office January 2 1882 January 3 1887GovernorJeremiah RuskPreceded byJames M BinghamSucceeded byGeorge W Ryland26th Speaker of the Wisconsin AssemblyIn office January 12 1876 January 1 1877Preceded byFrederick W HornSucceeded byJohn B CassodayMember of the Wisconsin Senate from the 24th districtIn office January 1 1880 January 1 1882Preceded byDana Reed BaileySucceeded byJames HillIn office January 1 1877 January 1 1878Preceded byHenry D BarronSucceeded byDana Reed BaileyMember of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Ashland Barron Bayfield Burnett Douglas Polk districtIn office January 1 1874 January 1 1877Preceded byHenry D BarronSucceeded byWoodbury S GroverPersonal detailsBornJune 24 1839Corinna MaineDiedFebruary 17 1915 aged 75 Ashland WisconsinResting placeMount Hope Cemetery Ashland WisconsinPolitical partyRepublicanSpousesStella Grimes died 1913 ChildrenLillian Payne b 1868 died 1956 ResidenceAshland WisconsinBiography EditHe was born in Corinna Maine in 1839 and received an education as a printer He moved to Wisconsin in 1854 where he worked as a clerk on a steamboat on the St Croix River He founded the Polk County Press in 1861 2 After the American Civil War he entered politics and served as a Sergeant at Arms for the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1871 and 1872 He later served as a Republican member of the Assembly from 1874 through 1876 serving as speaker the last year 2 He was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in 1876 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry D Barron He served in the state senate until 1881 at which time he was elected as Wisconsin s 14th Lieutenant Governor 2 He lived in Ashland from 1872 and helped found the Ashland Press newspaper He was the chairman of the first board of supervisors in June 1872 2 After retiring from politics in 1887 he served as postmaster in Ashland 3 and opened a summer resort on Sand Island in Lake Superior 4 Named Camp Stella after Fifield s wife the camp was one of the first successful resorts in northern Wisconsin 3 The site is now within the boundaries of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore many of the buildings are still standing and one the Sevona Memorial Cottage is listed on the National Register of Historic Places 4 Fifield died in 1915 at his home in Ashland 2 In Ashland there is a street of historic homes named Fifield Row in his honor Sam Fifield is buried next to his wife Stella at Mount Hope Cemetery in Ashland References Edit Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau ed 2005 Wisconsin Constitutional Officers 1848 2005 PDF State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2005 2006 Madison Wisconsin Legislature Joint Committee on Legislative Organization p 725 Retrieved April 3 2018 Sam S Fifield Office of the Lieutenant Governor Archived from the original on May 28 2010 Retrieved October 6 2007 a b c d e James E Heg ed 1885 The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin 23 ed Madison Democrat Printing Co p 416 a b Peterson Sheree L Camp Stella Meeting Place of Kindred Souls report for the Eastern National Park and Monument Association 1997 a b Busch Jane C People and Places a Human History of the Apostle Islands prepared for National Park Service 2008 Wisconsin SenatePreceded byHenry D Barron Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 24th district1877 1878 Succeeded byDana Reed BaileyPreceded byDana Reed Bailey Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 24th district1880 1882 Succeeded byJames HillPolitical officesPreceded byFrederick W Horn Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly1876 1877 Succeeded byJohn B CassodayPreceded byJames M Bingham Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin1882 1887 Succeeded byGeorge W Ryland This article about a Wisconsin politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sam Fifield amp oldid 1127314513, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
