Elijah Mattison Sharp (1832-1891) was a member of the

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Biography

Sharp was born on October 21, 1832, in

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; he moved to

Delavan, Wisconsin Delavan is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,505 at the 2020 census. It is located southwest of Milwaukee. The city is located partially within the Town of Delavan, but the two entities are politically i ...

in 1850. On September 30, 1862, Sharp married Sarah A. Williams. They had seven children. Sharp died in 1891.

Career

Sharp was a member of the Assembly in 1872 and 1875. Other positions he held include Treasurer of Delavan and member of the

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Board of Supervisors. He was a

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sharp, Elijah People from Schuyler County, New York People from Delavan, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly County supervisors in Wisconsin City and town treasurers in the United States 1832 births 1891 deaths Burials in Wisconsin 19th-century American legislators 19th-century Wisconsin politicians