Augustus A. Bird

Augustus A. Bird
2nd Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin
In office
April 1857 – April 1858
Preceded byJairus C. Fairchild
Succeeded byGeorge Baldwin Smith
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 1, 1856 – January 1, 1857
Preceded byLevi Baker Vilas
Succeeded byHorace A. Tenney
ConstituencyDane 5th district
In office
January 1, 1851 – January 1, 1852
Preceded byChauncey Abbott
Succeeded byAlexander Botkin
ConstituencyDane 2nd district
Personal details
Born
Augustus Allen Bird

(1823-05-22)May 22, 1823
Thetford, Vermont, U.S.
DiedSeptember 18, 1879(1879-09-18) (aged 56)
Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Charity LeClair
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(m. 1824⁠–⁠1870)​
Children
  • Rhenodyne Augustus Bird
  • (b. 1825; died 1877)
  • Marian (Starkweather)
  • (b. 1830; died 1882)
  • Juliette Bird
  • (b. 1832; died 1833)
  • William Wallace Bird
  • (b. 1836; died 1902)
  • George Washington Bird
  • (b. 1837; died 1912)
Parents
  • Zenas Bird (father)
  • Tabita (Burgoyne) Bird (mother)
RelativesIra W. Bird (brother)
Occupationcontractor, politician

Augustus Allen Bird (April 1, 1802 – February 25, 1870) was an American pioneer and politician. He was the 2nd Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, represented the Madison area for two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, and was one of the commissioners responsible for establishing the first Capitol building located at Madison, Wisconsin, used by the territorial government and Wisconsin Legislature until 1863.[1]

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