John Morrill

John Morrill (October 26, 1826 – November 13, 1907) was an American farmer, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Clark and Jackson counties during the 1870 term.

Biography John Morrill was born October 26, 1826, in Hartland, Maine. He received a common school education in Maine and left for the new western states in 1854. In 1855, he settled in the town of Springfield, in Jackson County, Wisconsin, where he purchased 160 acres of government land and established a farm. He was primarily engaged in farming his land for the rest of his working life, but supplemented his income by working in the lumber industry around Black River Falls in the winters.

In the spring of 1856, he was elected chairman of the town board, and was re-elected several times. He was elected to the county board of supervisors in 1861.

In 1867, Morrill was appointed to fill a vacancy on the county board, by Governor Lucius Fairchild.

He married Lucina W. Merrill, of Greene, Maine, in 1852. They had five children together, though one died in childhood. They were married for over 50 years when she died in 1903.

John Morrill died of paralysis on November 13, 1907, at his home in Taylor, Wisconsin, where he had been confined due to illness for several years.

Electoral history Wisconsin Assembly (1869)