About Joseph G. Thorp
Lived 1812 – 1895 (aged 82). Joseph G. Thorp was an American politician.
Joseph Gilbert Thorp (April 28, 1812 – January 13, 1895) was a millionaire lumber baron and a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.
Biography Thorp was born on April 28, 1812, in Butternuts, New York. Later, he moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1895. The daughter of Joseph G. and Susan Amelia Thorp, Sara Chapman Bull, was married to the world-famous violinist Ole Bull in a lavish wedding in his Madison mansion. Thorp, Wisconsin was named after him.
Senate career Thorp represented the 32nd District of the Senate from 1866 to 1867 and the 30th District from 1872 to 1873. He was a Republican.
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member of the Wisconsin State Senate (1812-1895)
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Joseph G. Thorp was born on 28 April 1812.
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Joseph G. Thorp died on 13 January 1895.
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Joseph G. Thorp was a politician.
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Joseph G. Thorp was American.
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