Sophronius Stocking Landt (November 1, 1842 – October 26, 1926) was an American politician, farmer, and teacher. Landt was born in the town of Aztalan, Jefferson County,

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. He moved with his parents to Big Spring, Wisconsin. Eventually he settled in the village of

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, in

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. He served in the

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during the

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. He was a farmer and teacher. Landt served as the Adams County Treasurer from 1887 to 1893 and was a Republican. In 1889, Governor William D. Hoard of Wisconsin appointed Landt a delegate to the Farmer's National Congress in

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. He served in the

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in 1895 and 1896. In 1911, Landt moved to

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and managed a creamery with his son Homer. He died in Herman, Minnesota. Landt's autobiography was published based on the diary he had kept: ''Your Country Calls.''Your Country Calls-Sophronius Stocking Landt
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1842 births 1926 deaths People from Adams County, Wisconsin People from Aztalan, Wisconsin People from Grant County, Minnesota People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War Educators from Wisconsin Farmers from Wisconsin County officials in Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Writers from Wisconsin People from Friendship, Wisconsin Educators from Minnesota Minnesota Republicans 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1840s-stub