Edward C. McFetridge

Edward Clinton McFetridge (April 15, 1836 – February 17, 1914) was an American lawyer, businessman, and Republican politician who served as the State Treasurer of Wisconsin.

Born in Rochester, New York,[1][2] he was admitted to the New York bar.[2] He moved to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin in 1858, where he practiced law and opened a woolen mill.[2] He served as mayor of Beaver Dam, as county treasurer of Dodge County, Wisconsin, and he also sat on the Dodge County Board of Supervisors. He was a presidential elector in 1872.[3] He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1878 to 1881 and in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1879 until 1880.[2][4] He also served as the Wisconsin state treasurer from 1882 until 1887.[1][2] McFetridge died at his home in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin in 1914.[1][2][5]

Notes
  1. "Old Official Dies". Wood County Reporter. Grand Rapids, WI. February 26, 1914. p. 2. Retrieved April 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Ex-State Treasurer Dies". The Dunn County News. Menomonie, WI. February 19, 1914. p. 2. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Ex-State Treasurer Dies". Portage Daily Register. Menomonie, WI. February 19, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1883, Biographical Sketch of Edward McFetridge, p. 471.
  5. Biographical Sketch


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