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David Agry

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David Agry
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Brown County district
In office
1848–1849
Personal details
Born(1794-08-02)August 2, 1794
Pittston, Maine, U.S.
DiedJanuary 30, 1877(1877-01-30) (aged 82)
Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Parent(s)John Agry
Elizabeeth Reed Agry
Alma materDartmouth College
ProfessionLawyer
Jurist
Politician

David Agry (August 2, 1794 – January 30, 1877) was an American lawyer, jurist, and legislator. He served as a member of the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives and the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

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Agry, who practiced law, was born in Pittston, Maine, the son of John Agry and Elizabeeth (Reed) Agry.[1] He graduated from Dartmouth College, studied law in Maine and was admitted to the Maine State Bar Association. A practitioner of law, he practiced law in Bangor, Maine, before moving to Louisiana to practice law.[2] He then moved to New York City where he practiced law and was in business while practicing law. In 1840, Agry moved to Brown County, Wisconsin Territory where he practiced law.[1]

Political career

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In 1842 and 1843, he served in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives, representing Winnebago County, Wisconsin.[3] He was in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846.[4] In 1848, Agry served in the 1st Wisconsin Legislature as a Democratic member of the State Assembly.[5][6] He was elected Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for Brown County in 1850, serving until his death on January 30, 1877, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.[7][8][9]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tenney, Horace Addison (1880). Memorial Record of the Fathers of Wisconsin: Containing Sketches of the Lives and Careers of the Members of the Constitutional Conventions of 1846 and 1847-8. With a History of Early Settlement in Wisconsin. D. Atwood. p. 36.
  2. ^ Chapman, George Thomas (1867). Sketches of the Alumni of Dartmouth College: From the First Graduation in 1771 to the Present Time, with a Brief History of the Institution. Riverside Press. p. 175. david agry dartmouth.
  3. ^ Lawson, Publius Virgilius Lawson (1908). History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its Cities, Towns, Resources, People. C.F. Cooper and Company. p. 227. david agry wisconsin state assembly 1848.
  4. ^ Wisconsin (1873). The State of Wisconsin Blue Book. Wisconsin. p. 151. david agry .
  5. ^ Smith & Cullaton, State Printers (1877). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin. Smith & Cullaton, State Printers. p. 153.
  6. ^ Martin, Deborah Beaumont (1913). History of Brown County, Wisconsin: Past and Present, Volume 1. S.J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 270. David Agry green bay wi.
  7. ^ "Circuit Court Judgespublisher =Brown Country Courthouse". Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  8. ^ 'Proceedings of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin,' Vol. 1, State Bar Association of Wisconsin: 1905, Biographical Sketch of David Agry, pg 171-172
  9. ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1879,' pg. 177