Enos Warren Persons (October 27, 1836 – February 13, 1899) was an American businessman and politician.

Biography

Persons was born in

Sheldon, New York Sheldon is an incorporated town in Wyoming County, New York. The population was 2,409 at the 2010 census. The Town of Sheldon is on the west border of Wyoming County. The town is southeast of Buffalo. History The Town of Sheldon was founded i ...

and attended the Aurora Academy. In 1859, he moved to the town of Albany,

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. He then moved to

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and finally, in 1873, Persons moved to

De Pere, Wisconsin De Pere ( ) is a city in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 25,410 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is part of the Green Bay metropolitan area. History When the first European, Jean Nicolet, visited the p ...

. Persons was a grain dealer and owner of a general store. He served on the school board and on the Brown County Board of Supervisors. In 1885 and 1886, he served in the

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Assembly is controlled by the Republican ...

and was a

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. Between 1889 and 1893, Persons served in the

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. He died in Phoenix,

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.'The News Condensed-Death of E.W. Persons,' Monroe Semi Weekly Times, February 27, 1899, pg. 4

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* 1836 births 1899 deaths People from Sheldon, New York People from De Pere, Wisconsin Businesspeople from Wisconsin County supervisors in Wisconsin School board members in Wisconsin Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators People from Green County, Wisconsin 19th-century American businesspeople Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WISenate-stub