About Lafayette M. Sturdevant
Lived 1856 – 1923 (aged 66). Lafayette M. Sturdevant was an American lawyer and politician.
Lafayette Monroe Sturdevant (September 17, 1856 – August 25, 1923 ) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 18th Attorney General of Wisconsin from 1903 to 1907.
Formative years Born in Chandlers Valley, Pennsylvania in Warren County, Sturdevant and his family settled in Clark County, Wisconsin. There, Sturdevant taught school and studied law.
Career After being admitted to the Wisconsin bar in 1878, he practiced law and was elected District Attorney of Clark County. In 1899–1903, he served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was Wisconsin Attorney General from 1903–1907. After serving as private counsel to Wisconsin Governor James O. Davidson, Sturdevant resumed his law practice.
Death Sturdevant died suddenly in a hospital in Quincy, Illinois, while visiting family and friends.
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Lafayette M. Sturdevant was born on 17 September 1856.
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Lafayette M. Sturdevant died on 25 August 1923.
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