Joel F. Nason
Joel F. Nason | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 24th district | |
| In office January 5, 1885 – January 7, 1889 | |
| Preceded by | James Hill |
| Succeeded by | Charles Simeon Taylor |
| County Clerk of Polk County, Wisconsin | |
| In office January 5, 1866 – January 1, 1872 | |
| Preceded by | Charles H. Staples |
| Succeeded by | William J. Vincent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 31, 1827 Crawford, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | December 3, 1908 (aged 81) Osceola, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Resting place | Ramsey Cemetery, Osceola, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses |
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| Children | at least 7 |
| Occupation | Farmer |
Joel Foster Nason (August 31, 1827 – December 3, 1908) was an American farmer, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing the northwest corner of the state in the 1885 and 1887 sessions.
Biography
[edit]Joel Nason was born on August 31, 1827, in Crawford, Maine.[1] He had little education in his early years, but attended an academy in Monson, Maine, and worked as a teacher before moving to the west.[2]
He came to Wisconsin in April 1850 and settled at St. Croix Falls where he initially worked as a lumberman before cultivating a farm. He served as a county commissioner from 1861 to 1863, and was elected county clerk in 1865, 1867, and 1869.[1] He was appointed receiver at the United States General Land Office in St. Croix Falls in 1871, and was re-appointed in 1875, 1879, and 1883.[1]
In 1884, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate running on the Republican Party ticket. He represented the 24th State Senate district, which then-comprised most of northwestern Wisconsin—Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, St. Croix, and Washburn counties—and served in the 1885 and 1887 sessions of the Legislature.[1]
He died in 1908 at Osceola, Wisconsin.[3]
Electoral history
[edit]Wisconsin Senate (1884)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Election, November 8, 1884 | |||||
| Republican | Joel F. Nason | 5,785 | 61.37% | −2.77% | |
| Democratic | Reuben F. Little | 3,641 | 38.63% | ||
| Plurality | 2,144 | 22.75% | -5.54% | ||
| Total votes | 9,426 | 100.0% | +47.86% | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Heg, James E., ed. (1885). "Biographical Sketches" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 423. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ Williams, J. Fletcher (1881). "St. Croix Falls". History of Washington County and the St. Croix Valley. North Star Publishing Co. p. 299. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ "Nason, Joel Foster". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved March 9, 2022.