George Cairncross
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George Cairncross (July 1, 1812 – January 21, 1891) was an American farmer from Lisbon, Wisconsin who served a single one-year term as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly[1] and in various local offices. He was a founding member of the Republican Party.
Cairncross was born in Midlothian, Scotland on July 1, 1812. He received a liberal education in his homeland, and in 1842 emigrated to the United States. He settled in Lisbon, where he would live for the rest of his life. In October 1845, he married Amy M. Allen, a native of Conneaut, Ohio.