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- HON. SOLOMON C. CARR, of the town of Milton, Rock
- County, is an old and highly respected member of the farming
community of that portion of Rock County. He is a son of Peleg
S. and Deborah (GOODRICH) CARR, the father born in Stephentown,
Rensselaer Co., N.Y., and the mother a native of the same neighborhood.
They came to this State in 1839, and settled in Milton township,
Rock County, where he died in September, 1846. His widow survived
many years, and passed away in September, 1874. They were the
parents of ten children, and Solomon C. was the sixth child of
the family.
- Solomon C. CARR was born in Rensselaer County, N.Y., Dec.
19,
- 1830, and came with his parents to Milton Junction, which
has been his home to the present time. He has lived on the same
farm sixty-two years. He has been an extensive traveler both
in this country and Europe.
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- On Dec. 31, 1851, he married Miss Isabella MACKIE, who was
born in Belvidere, N.J., Aug.
- 4, 1830, and they had four children: William S., Isabella
M., Florence S. and Kittie E. William S. is a conductor on the
Wisconsin Central railroad. Isabella M. is the wife of W. C.
KING, of Springfield, Mass. Florence S. resides at Springfield,
Mass. Kittie E. is the wife of C. E. MARQUART, of the town of
Milton. Mrs. CARR died April 11, 1900, leaving behind her tender
memories as a good wife and mother.
- Mr. CARR has been twice elected to the State Legislature,
first in 1865, and again in 1874. He
- was master of the State Grange, of Wisconsin for a period
of ten years, was chairman of the executive committee for twelve
years, and State lecturer for six years, still serving in the
latter position. Mr. CARR has held different town offices, and
has always been associated with the Republican party. While in
the Legislature in 1874 he worked for the passage of the Potter
law, a measure decidedly in the interest of the people.
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- Taken from "Commemorative Biographical Record of
the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Wisconsin"
(c) 1901, pp. 272-273; lithograph from same book.
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- For more information on the Potter law, visit the Wisconsin
Bar Association's webpage.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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