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Hiram Giles

American politician

Hiram H. Giles

President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate
In office January 13, 1858 – January 12, 1859
Preceded by	Vacant (1857) Louis P. Harvey (1856)
Succeeded by	Denison Worthington
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 11th district
In office January 10, 1855 – January 12, 1859
Preceded by	Thomas T. Whittlesey
Succeeded by	William Robert Taylor
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dane 3rd district
In office January 14, 1852 – January 12, 1853
Preceded by	Gabriel Bjornson
Succeeded by	Storer W. Field

Personal details
Born	Hiram Horatio Giles (1820-03-22)March 22, 1820 New Salem, Massachusetts
Died	May 10, 1895(1895-05-10) (aged 75) Madison, Wisconsin
Resting place	Forest Hill Cemetery Madison, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican Whig (before 1855)
Spouses	Rebecca S. (Watson) Giles (died 1884)
Children	Belle (Dow) ^{(b. 1847; died 1924)} Ella Augusta (Ruddy) ^{(b. 1856; died 1917)}

Hiram Horatio Giles (March 22, 1820 – May 10, 1895) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician.

Biography

Giles was born in New Salem, Massachusetts.^[1] He moved to Erie County, Pennsylvania, and lived on a farm for two years from 1842 to 1844. He moved to the Wisconsin Territory in 1847 and settled on a farm in the town of Dunkirk, Dane County, Wisconsin.^[1] In 1852, Giles served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and in the Wisconsin Senate from 1855 to 1858. Giles was a Whig and then a Republican.^[1] From 1871 to 1881, he worked for the Milwaukee & Prairie du Chien Railroad as a claims and right of way agent. From 1871 to 1891, Giles served on the Wisconsin Board of Charities and Reform.^[2] Hiram Giles died in Madison, Wisconsin.^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "H. H. Giles Is Dead". Wisconsin State Journal. May 10, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved February 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Biographical Review of Dane County, Wisconsin Containing Biographical Sketches of Pioneers and Leading Citizens, Biographical Review Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois: 1893, Biographical Sketch of Hiram Giles, pp. 417–418.