Hiram Sawyer
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Hiram Sawyer | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dodge 3rd district | |
| In office January 1, 1866 – January 7, 1867 | |
| Preceded by | Oscar F. Jones |
| Succeeded by | Warren Marston |
| Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Dodge County, Wisconsin | |
| In office January 4, 1864 – January 1, 1866 | |
| Preceded by | Jacob Bodden |
| Succeeded by | Harvey C. Griffin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 24, 1814 Orford, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | November 24, 1888 (aged 74) Burnett, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Resting place | Burnett Corners Cemetery, Burnett, Wisconsin |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Barbara Ann Wilson
(m. 1837–1888) |
| Children |
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| Occupation | Stonecutter, farmer |
Hiram Sawyer (August 24, 1814 – November 24, 1888) was an American stonecutter, farmer, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Dodge County in the 1866 session.
Hiram Sawyer was born Orford, New Hampshire, in August 1814. He was raised and received a basic education until age 15, when he went to work as an apprentice stonecutter. He followed that profession for 15 years until switching to agricultural work.[1]
In 1845, he went west to the Wisconsin Territory to prospect for land. He purchased a tract of land in what is now the town of Burnett, Wisconsin, in Dodge County; he brought his wife and children to live on the farm the following year. This farm was his primary residence for the rest of his life.[2]
He was involved with the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, and was elected to the Dodge County Board of Supervisors, serving as chairman for the 1864 and 1865 sessions.[1] In 1865, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly from Dodge County's 3rd Assembly district, which then comprised the towns of Emmet, Clyman, Oak Grove, Burnett, and Chester, and the northern half of the city of Waterford.[3]
For several years in the 1870s, he served as a statistical correspondent for the United States Department of Agriculture, reporting on the farms and climate in Dodge County.[1]