Simeon Mills

Simeon Mills
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 9th district
In office
June 7, 1848 – January 1, 1849
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byAlexander Botkin
4th & 7th Village President of Madison, Wisconsin
In office
1854–1855
Preceded byHorace A. Tenney
Succeeded byPeter Van Bergen
In office
1851–1852
Preceded byWilliam N. Seymour
Succeeded byChauncey Abbott
Personal details
Born
Simeon Mills

(1810-02-14)February 14, 1810
Norfolk, Connecticut
DiedJune 1, 1895(1895-06-01) (aged 85)
Madison, Wisconsin
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery
Madison, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
  • Maria Louisa Smith
  • (died 1884)
Professionpolitician
Known forIntroduced bill establishing University of Wisconsin
Signature

Simeon Mills (February 14, 1810 – June 1, 1895) was a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Senate from Dane County in the 1st Wisconsin Legislature. He introduced the bill which became the charter for the University of Wisconsin.