Frederick Thorpe (politician)

Frederick Thorpe
President pro tempore
of the Wisconsin Senate
In office
January 1, 1862 – September 10, 1862
Preceded byAlden I. Bennett
Succeeded byGerry Whiting Hazelton
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 4th district
In office
January 1, 1862 – January 1, 1868
Preceded byDensmore Maxon
Succeeded byAdam Schantz
Personal details
Born
Frederick O. Thorpe
Political partyDemocratic

Frederick O. Thorpe was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate. In historical documents he was sometimes referred to as "F. O. Thorpe" and his last name was sometimes spelled "Thorp". Thorpe represented the 4th District during the 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865, 1866, and 1867 sessions. He was a Democrat.[1] He was elected President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate for the regular session of 1862.[2]

In 1870, Thorpe was appointed as a Regent of the University of Wisconsin.[3]

  1. ^ "Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 – 1999" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  2. ^ Barish, Lawrence S., ed. (2005). "Statistics". State of Wisconsin 2005-2006 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 730.
  3. ^ "Appointments", The Wisconsin State Register (February 26, 1870), p. 2.