Simon Locke Lord (first name sometimes Simeon; March 8, 1826 – February 17, 1893)''Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin''
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and the

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Biography

Lord was born in Limington, Maine, in 1826. After graduating from the

Jefferson Medical College Thomas Jefferson University is a private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established in its earliest form in 1824, the university officially combined with Philadelphia University in 2017. To signify its heritage, the unive ...

, Lord moved to

Edgerton, Wisconsin Edgerton is a city in Rock County and partly in Dane County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 5,945 at the 2020 census. Of this, 5,799 were in Rock County, and 146 were in Dane County. Known locally as "Tobacco City U.S.A.," be ...

, in 1858. During the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by state ...

, Lord served with the

13th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 13th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 13th Wisconsin was raised at Janesville, Wisconsin, and mustered into federal service October 17, 1861. The re ...

and the

32nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 32nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 32nd Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Bragg in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and mustered into se ...

. He served as postmaster of Edgerton. Lord died on February 17, 1893, in Edgerton.

Political career

Lord was elected to the Assembly in 1879. From 1883 to 1886, he represented the 17th district of the Senate as a Republican.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lord, Simon 1826 births 1893 deaths 19th-century American politicians Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly People from Edgerton, Wisconsin People from Limington, Maine People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War Thomas Jefferson University alumni Union Army surgeons Republican Party Wisconsin state senators