About Gideon Ellis Newman
Lived 1823 – 1911 (aged 87). Gideon Ellis Newman was an American politician.
Gideon Ellis Newman (1823–1911) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography Newman was born on October 26, 1823, in Dixfield, Maine. On November 19, 1848, he married Elizabeth Wardall. They would have six children.
In 1854, Newman settled in Cooksville, Wisconsin. During the American Civil War, he enlisted with the 35th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army. He took part in the Battle of Spanish Fort and achieved the rank of first lieutenant. Newman died on February 7, 1911, and was buried in Cooksville.
Assembly career Newman was a member of the Assembly during the 1877 session. He was a Republican.
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Gideon Ellis Newman was born on 26 October 1823 in Oxford County.
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