Hobart Sterling Sacket (February 14, 1844March 11, 1911) was an American farmer and Republican politician. He served in the

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and Assembly, representing Green Lake, Marquette, and Waushara counties.

Biography

Sacket was born on February 14, 1844, in

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. He attended what is now

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and then relocated to Wisconsin in 1866. He died of heart failure at his home in

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Career

Sacket was a member of the

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in 1872 before representing the 9th District in the

from 1877 through 1880. Additionally, he was chairman (similar to mayor) of Aurora, Wisconsin, and a delegate to the

1872 Republican National Convention The 1872 Republican National Convention was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 5–6, 1872. President Ulysses S. Grant was unanimously nominated for reelection by the convention's 752 delegates. Massachusetts Senator Henry Wilson replace ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sacket, Hobart People from Sackets Harbor, New York Politicians from Jefferson County, New York People from Hudson, Ohio People from Berlin, Wisconsin Republican Party Wisconsin state senators Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Mayors of places in Wisconsin 1844 births 1911 deaths 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature