Person:William Stoughton (3)

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William Lewis Stoughton
b.20 Mar 1827 Bangor, Franklin, New York, USA
d.6 Jun 1888 Sturgis, St. Joseph, MI
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m. 1826
  1. Aliced Stoughton
  2. Seymore C Stoughton
  3. Sophronia Stoughton
  4. William Lewis Stoughton1827 - 1888
  5. Sanford I Stoughton1828 -
  6. Mary Stoughton1830 -
  7. Ann M Stoughton1832 -
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Name[1][2] William Lewis Stoughton
Gender Male
Birth[2] 20 Mar 1827 Bangor, Franklin, New York, USA
Occupation[2] 1851 Admitted to the bar
Occupation[2] 1861 Appointed by President Lincoln U.S. District Attorney for Michigan
Other[2] 1861 Lt. Colonel, 11th Michigan VolunteersMilitary service
Other[2] 13 Mar 1865 Received the brevets of brigadier general and major general of volunteers Military service
Occupation[2] 1866 Elected attorney-general of Michigan
Occupation[2] Bet 1869 and 1873 Served as a Republican to Congress
Death[2] 6 Jun 1888 Sturgis, St. Joseph, MI

William Lewis Stoughton STOUGHTON, William Lewis, lawyer, born in New York, 20 March, 1827; died in Sturgis, Michigan, 6 June, 1888. He early removed to Sturgis, Michigan, and, after being admitted to the bar in 1851, he settled in the practice of his profession. In 1854 he was elected prosecuting attorney, serving twice, and in 1861 he was appointed by President Lincoln United States district attorney for Michigan. This office he resigned in the beginning of the civil war, and entered the 11th Michigan volunteers, in which he became lieutenant-colonel. His services were principally in the west, and at Stone River ha "l trained his colonelcy and commanded a brigade in General George H. Thomas's corps at Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Resaea, New Hope Church, Ruff's Station (where, while directing the fire of a battery, he lost a limb), and Atlanta. He continued with his regiment until wounded, and on 13 March, 1865, he received the brevets of brigadier-general and major-general of volunteers. In 1866 he was elected attorney-general of Michigan, then he was chosen as a Republican to congress, and served, with re-election, from 4 March, 1869, till 3 March, 1873. Subsequently he retired to Sturgis. Edited Appletons Encyclopedia, Copyright © 2001 VirtualologyTM

References
  1. ↑ Famousamericans.net.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees. (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;)
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    Record for James Carter Stoughton http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=22718135&pid=3190

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