Willis C. Silverthorn

The Honorable
Willis C. Silverthorn
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 16th Circuit
In office
Spring 1898 – January 3, 1910
Appointed byEdward Scofield
Preceded byCharles V. Bardeen
Succeeded byAlexander H. Reid
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 21st district
In office
January 1, 1875 – January 1, 1877
Preceded byMyron H. McCord
Succeeded byHenry Mumbrue
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Marathon district
In office
January 1, 1874 – January 1, 1875
Preceded byDaniel L. Plumer
Succeeded byBartholomew Ringle
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the MarathonWood district
In office
January 1, 1868 – January 1, 1869
Preceded byGeorge Hiles
Succeeded byHenry Reed
District Attorney of Marathon County, Wisconsin
In office
January 1, 1865 – January 1, 1871
Preceded byJ. P. West
Succeeded byJ. P. West
Personal details
Born
Willis Chisholm Silverthorn

(1838-08-30)August 30, 1838
Toronto, Upper Canada, British North America
DiedOctober 7, 1916(1916-10-07) (aged 78)
Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placePine Grove Cemetery, Wausau
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
  • Margaret Virginia Myers
  • (died 1878)
  • Ida Mae Single
  • (died 1916)
Children
  • with Margaret Myers
  • Margaret (Hadley)
  • (b. 1874; died 1966)
  • Nellie G. Silverthorn
  • (b. 1877; died 1943)
  • with Ida Mae Single
  • James Chisholm Silverthorn
  • (b. 1880; died 1950)
  • Hermione Silverthorn
  • (b. 1882; died 1967)
  • George Silverthorn
  • (b. 1884; died 1962)
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin
Professionlawyer

Willis Chisholm Silverthorn (August 30, 1838 – October 7, 1916) was a Canadian American immigrant, lawyer, and politician. He was a Wisconsin circuit court judge for 11 years and was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Wisconsin in 1896. Earlier in his life, he served two years each in the Wisconsin State Senate and the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1]