Silas W. Lamoreux

Silas W. Lamoreux
28th Commissioner of the General Land Office
In office
March 28, 1893 – March 25, 1897
Appointed byGrover Cleveland
Preceded byWilliam M. Stone
Succeeded byBinger Hermann
County Judge of Dodge County, Wisconsin
In office
January 1, 1878 – March 28, 1893
Preceded byEdward Elwell
Succeeded byJohn G. Bachhuber
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Dodge 4th district
In office
January 1, 1872 – January 6, 1873
Preceded byMarcus Trumer
Succeeded byDennis Short
Personal details
Born(1843-03-08)March 8, 1843
Lenox, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 5, 1909(1909-08-05) (aged 66)
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeOakwood Cemetery, Beaver Dam
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseHarriet Adelia Cobb (died 1914)
Children
  • Courtney Wayland Lamoreux
  • (b. 1869; died 1916)
  • Don Percy Lamoreux
  • (b. 1873; died 1955)
  • Harland Silas Lamoreaux
  • (b. 1882; died 1955)
  • Vivian Lucy (Murphy)
  • (b. 1882; died 1957)
Relatives
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
Union Army
Years of service1864–1865
RankPrivate, USV
Unit5th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Silas Wright Lamoreux or Lamoreaux (March 8, 1843 – August 5, 1909) was an American lawyer from Wisconsin who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and as the 28th Commissioner of the General Land Office of the United States.[1][2]

He was the brother of Oliver Lamoreux, who served in the same session of the Wisconsin Assembly.

  1. ^ White, C. Albert; Bureau of Land Management (1983). A history of the rectangular survey system. Government Printing Office. p. 194. ISBN 9780160335044.
  2. ^ Silas W. Lamoreux, Wisconsin Historical Society