Anson Rood (September 23, 1827January 17, 1898) was an American businessman, farmer, Republican politician, and

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pioneer. He served three non-consecutive terms in the

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between 1857 and 1872.

Biography

Born in

Jericho, Vermont Jericho is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,104. The town was named after the ancient city of Jericho. History Ira Allen and Remember Baker began surveying the town of Jericho ...

, Rood moved with his parents to

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, in 1837, and then to

Joliet, Illinois Joliet ( ) is a city in Will County, Illinois, Will and Kendall County, Illinois, Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, located southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County, Illinois, Will County. It had a population of ...

. In 1841, Rood moved to

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. He served in the 38th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment during the

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and was a quartermaster. Rood served on the

Stevens Point, Wisconsin Stevens Point is a city in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. Its population was 25,666 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It forms the core of the Stevens Point micropolitan statistical area, which had a p ...

, Common Council and was president of the council from 1850 to 1860. Rood served in the

in 1857, 1864, and 1871. Sometime after 1871, Rood moved to

Randolph, Iowa Randolph is a city in Fremont County, Iowa, United States. The population was 189 at the time of the 2020 census. History Randolph was platted in 1877, shortly before the completion of the railroad through the territory. The community name was ...

, to a farm and was President of the Nebraska City, Sidney and North Eastern Railroad. He died in Randolph, Iowa.'History of Fremont County, Iowa,' Iowa Historical Company: 1881, Biographical Sketch of Anson Rood, pg. 683

References

1827 births 1898 deaths People from Fremont County, Iowa People from Jericho, Vermont People from Stevens Point, Wisconsin People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War Businesspeople from Iowa Wisconsin city council members Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 19th-century American businesspeople 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-stub