Hiram Wilson Sawyer

Hiram W. Sawyer
From Washington County, Wisconsin: Past and Present (1912)
County Judge of Washington County, Wisconsin
In office
January 2, 1882 – January 5, 1903
Preceded byJohn Shelley
Succeeded byPatrick O'Meara
1st Mayor of Hartford, Wisconsin
In office
April 1883 – April 1884
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Washington 1st district
In office
January 6, 1873 – January 4, 1875
Preceded byDensmore Maxon
Succeeded byAndrew Martin
Personal details
Born(1843-06-11)June 11, 1843
North Haverhill, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedSeptember 14, 1922(1922-09-14) (aged 79)
Resting placePleasant Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Josephine Bonaparte Coxe
(m. 1870⁠–⁠1922)
Children
  • Elmo Wilson Sawyer
  • (b. 1871; died 1939)
  • Hiram Arthur Sawyer
  • (b. 1875; died 1946)
  • Elsa Amelia Sawyer
  • (b. 1878; died 1943)
  • Harriet J. Sawyer
  • (died 1950)
  • Infant child
  • (died)
Parent
RelativesHopewell Coxe (father-in-law)
EducationWayland University
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ProfessionLawyer

Hiram Wilson Sawyer (June 11, 1843 – September 14, 1922) was an American lawyer, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the first mayor of Hartford, Wisconsin, and was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing southern Washington County in the 1873 and 1874 sessions. He was also the Democratic nominee for Governor of Wisconsin in 1898, but lost the election.