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Joel F. Nason

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Joel F. Nason
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 24th district
In office
January 5, 1885 – January 7, 1889
Preceded byJames Hill
Succeeded byCharles Simeon Taylor
County Clerk of Polk County, Wisconsin
In office
January 5, 1866 – January 1, 1872
Preceded byCharles H. Staples
Succeeded byWilliam J. Vincent
Personal details
Born(1827-08-31)August 31, 1827
Crawford, Maine, U.S.
DiedDecember 3, 1908(1908-12-03) (aged 81)
Osceola, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeRamsey Cemetery, Osceola, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • Bethiah Hanscom
    (died 1862)
  • Mary Ann Godfrey
    (died 1885)
  • Fannie Field
    (m. 1887⁠–⁠1908)
Childrenat least 7
OccupationFarmer

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

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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

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Wisconsin Senate (1884)

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Wisconsin Senate, 24th District Election, 1884[1]
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Nason, Joel Foster". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
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Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 24th district
January 5, 1885 – January 7, 1889
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
Charles H. Staples
County Clerk of Polk County, Wisconsin
January 5, 1866 – January 1, 1872
Succeeded by
William J. Vincent