David Giddings

David Giddings
From Portrait and biographical album of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin (1889)
Member of the House of Representatives of the Wisconsin Territory for Brown, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Portage, & Sheboygan counties
In office November 2, 1840 – November 7, 1842 Serving with Albert G. Ellis, & Mason C. Darling
Preceded by	Ebenezer Childs, Charles C. Sholes, Barlow Shackleford, Jacob W. Conroe
Succeeded by	Albert G. Ellis, Mason C. Darling & David Agry
Personal details
Born	(1806-07-24)July 24, 1806 Ipswich, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	October 26, 1900(1900-10-26) (aged 94) Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Sheboygan Falls Cemetery, Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin
Political party	Greenback Party (1874–1889) Republican (1854–1874) Whig (before 1854)
Spouse	Dorothy Chapin Trowbridge ​ ​ (m. 1842; died 1897)​
Children	Harvard Giddings (b. 1843; died 1937) Clara Giddings (b. 1848; died 1870) George Giddings (b. 1852)

David R. Giddings (July 24, 1806 – October 26, 1900) was an American surveyor, civil engineer, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served in the 2nd Wisconsin Territorial Assembly, representing the northeast quadrant of the Wisconsin Territory, and was a delegate to the first Wisconsin constitutional convention. He was responsible for the initial surveys of dozens of Wisconsin towns in Brown, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Kenosha, Racine, Sheboygan, and Winnebago counties.