Henry Tarrant

Henry Tarrant was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1]

Biography

Tarrant was born on May 23, 1833 in Woolhapmton, England. In 1850, he moved to Janesville, Wisconsin. After moving to Vernon County, Wisconsin and returning to Janesville, he settled in La Prairie, Wisconsin.

On December 26, 1857, he married Margaret Jane Arnold. Both Tarrant and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They had ten children. He died on September 2, 1903 at his home in Janesville, Wisconsin from a heart ailment.[2]

Career

Tarrant was a member of the Assembly from 1889 to 1893. Other positions he held include town clerk of La Prairie and county treasurer and chairman of the county board of supervisors of Rock County, Wisconsin. He was a Republican.

References

  1. ↑ THE BLUE BOOK OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. 1891. p. 601.
  2. ↑ 'Henry Tarrant Has Passed Away, Janesville Daily Gazette, September 2, 1903, pg. 5

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