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Lafayette M. Sturdevant

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Lafayette M. Sturdevant
18th Attorney General of Wisconsin
In office
January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907
Preceded byEmmett R. Hicks
Succeeded byFrank L. Gilbert
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
1899–1903
Personal details
Born
Lafayette Monroe Sturdevant

(1856-09-17)September 17, 1856
Chandlers Valley, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedAugust 25, 1923(1923-08-25) (aged 66)
Quincy, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
OccupationPolitician, lawyer

Lafayette Monroe Sturdevant (September 17, 1856[1] – August 25, 1923[2][3]) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 18th Attorney General of Wisconsin from 1903 to 1907.

Formative years

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Born in Chandlers Valley, Pennsylvania in Warren County, Sturdevant and his family settled in Clark County, Wisconsin. There, Sturdevant taught school and studied law.

Career

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After being admitted to the Wisconsin bar in 1878, he practiced law and was elected District Attorney of Clark County. In 1899–1903, he served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was Wisconsin Attorney General from 1903–1907.[4] After serving as private counsel to Wisconsin Governor James O. Davidson, Sturdevant resumed his law practice.

Death

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Sturdevant died suddenly in a hospital in Quincy, Illinois, while visiting family and friends.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ Index to Politicians: Stuart-hale to Styza. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on January 22, 2016.
  2. ^ 'Marshfield Herald,' (Marshfield, Wisconsin), September 6, 1923, p. 4, col. 3, The death of Lafayette Sturdevant in Quincy, Illinois
  3. ^ Illinois Statewide Death Index, certificate number#2010424 filed on August 27, 1923
  4. ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1905,' Biographical Sketch of Lafayette M. Sturdevant, pg. 1071
  5. ^ 'Atty. L. M. Sturdevant, This City, Dies Suddenly at Quincy, Ill.,' Eau Claire Leader, August 26, 1923, p.14
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Legal offices
Preceded by Attorney General of Wisconsin
1903–1907
Succeeded by