Roswell H. Tripp
Appearance
Roswell H. Tripp (January 12, 1840 – September 3, 1883) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
[edit]Tripp was born on January 12, 1840, in Jefferson County, New York. During the American Civil War, he enlisted with the 27th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army. He achieved the rank of first lieutenant.[1] Incidents Tripp took part in include the Battle of Okolona, Battle of Prairie D'Ane, the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry, the Siege of Vicksburg and the Battle of Spanish Fort. On April 28, 1867, Tripp married Charlotte Daharsh. They had three children. He died on September 3, 1883, in Hingham, Wisconsin.
Assembly career
[edit]Tripp was a member of the Assembly in 1881. He was a Republican.
References
[edit]- ^ THE BLUE BOOK OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. 1881. p. 523.
External links
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Categories:
- People from Jefferson County, New York
- People from Lima, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War
- Union army officers
- Union army soldiers
- 1840 births
- 1883 deaths
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century Wisconsin politicians
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly,1840s births stubs