Joseph G. Thorp

Joseph G. Thorp
Joseph G. Thorp
Member of the Wisconsin State Senate
	In office; 1872–1873
Constituency	30th District
Member of the Wisconsin State Senate
	In office; 1866–1867
Constituency	32nd District
Personal details
Born	Joseph Gilbert Thorp; April 28, 1812; Butternuts, New York, US
Died	January 13, 1895 (aged 82); Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
Political party	Republican
Occupation	Businessman, politician
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Joseph Gilbert Thorp (April 28, 1812 – January 13, 1895) was a millionaire lumber baron and a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

Thorp was born on April 28, 1812, in Butternuts, New York.^[1] Later, he moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1895.^[2] The daughter of Joseph G. and Susan Amelia Thorp, Sara Chapman Bull, was married to the world-famous violinist Ole Bull in a lavish wedding in his Madison mansion.^[2] His son, Joseph G. Thorp Jr., was married to a daughter of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.^[2]^[3] Thorp, Wisconsin was named after him.^[4]^[5]

Thorp represented the 32nd District of the Senate from 1866 to 1867 and the 30th District from 1872 to 1873.^[6] He was a Republican.^[7]

^ The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (11th ed.). Smith & Cullaton. 1872. p. 441. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Leaves a Vast Estate". The Weekly Wisconsin. January 19, 1895. p. 7. Retrieved July 7, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Charles Noble Gregory". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. October 9, 1885. p. 5. Retrieved July 8, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 270.
^ "Comprehensive History of Thorp - 1993". Clark County History Buffs. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
^ "Advice of the Marinette Eagle to Children". Eau Claire Weekly Free Press. December 7, 1871. p. 4. Retrieved July 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Menomonie Republican Rally". Eau Claire Weekly Free Press. October 26, 1871. p. 3. Retrieved July 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.