Richard Dewhurst | |
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 Portrait from History of Clark County, Wisconsin (1918) | |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Clark district | |
| In office January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889 | |
| Preceded by | James O'Neill |
| Succeeded by | Merritt Clarke Ring |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Clark–Jackson district | |
| In office January 4, 1875 – January 3, 1876 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Douglas |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Mills |
| In office January 2, 1865 – January 1, 1866 | |
| Preceded by | Calvin R. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Lorenzo Merrill |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Chippewa–Clark–Dunn–Pierce district | |
| In office January 3, 1859 – January 2, 1860 | |
| Preceded by | Lucius Cannon |
| Succeeded by | William P. Bartlett |
| County Judge of Clark County, Wisconsin | |
| In office September 1856 – April 1861 | |
| Succeeded by | S. N. Dickinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 26, 1826 Manchester, England, UK |
| Died | October 13, 1895 (aged 69) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Neillsville City Cemetery, Neillsville, Wisconsin |
| Spouse | Maria (died 1922) |
| Children | Mrs. Wallace Hemphill |
| Profession | lawyer |
Richard Dewhurst (May 26, 1826 – October 13, 1895) was an English American immigrant, lawyer, judge, businessman, and politician. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly for four non-consecutive terms over four different decades (from the 1850s to the 1880s) under four different political party labels (Republican, Union, Liberal Reform and Independent);[1] and was defeated twice when running for election on the ticket of a fifth party, the Democratic.