Simeon Mills

Simeon Mills
Born	February 14, 1810 Norfolk, Connecticut
Died	June 1, 1895 (aged 85) Madison, Wisconsin
Known for	Introduced bill establishing University of Wisconsin
Signature

Simeon Mills 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.

Biography

Mills was born in 1810.^[1] He moved to Madison, Wisconsin in 1837.^[2] Mills died in 1895.^[3]

"Elmside"

His former home, known as the Simeon Mills House or "Elmside", was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.^[4] The structure, now a multi-family residence, suffered $100,000 in damage in a fire June 21, 2012.^[5]

Career

Prior to serving in the Senate, Mills was Treasurer of the Wisconsin Territory, President of Madison, and a Justice of the Peace.

Photo gallery

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  Simeon Mills House

References

1. "Simeon Mills". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
2. ""Mill's Folly" - The Simeon Mills House". Blooming Groves Historic Homes and Places. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
3. "Mills, Simeon 1810 - 1895". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
4. "Simeon Mills House". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
5. "UPDATE: Fire At Historic Building In Madison; One Person Dead". WMTV. 2012-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

• The United States Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-made Men; Wisconsin Volume. Chicago, Milwaukee, Cincinnati: American Biographical Publishing Company. 1877. pp. 352–355. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
• History of Dane County. Madison, Wis.: Western Historical Association. 1906. pp. 628–629. Retrieved February 21, 2013.