Elias Slothower

Politician

1815 –

78

Who is Elias Slothower?

Elias Slothower was an American farmer and politician.

Slothower was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania in 1815. Upon becoming and adult, he moved to Indianapolis, Chicago, and Madison, Wisconsin before finally settling near Monroe in Lafayette County, Wisconsin. He purchased a farm in the Town of Gratiot.

He was elected to the first Wisconsin State Assembly as a Democrat, serving in 1848. He also served as assessor and a member of Town of Gratiot board of supervisors.

He married Susanna E. Zeigle in 1836, with whom he had eight children.

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Born
Oct 17, 1815
Adams County
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Lived in
  • Gratiot

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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