Eugene K. Felt

Eugene K. Felt was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Felt was born on April 11, 1838 in Webster, New York.[1] He would attend Beloit College before working as a farmer in Newark, Wisconsin. On May 16, 1861, Felt married Libbie Morris.[2] They would have eight children, including Dorr Felt, inventor of the comptometer.

Political career

Felt was a member of the Assembly from 1872 to 1873.[3] Additionally, he chaired the town board (similar to city council) of Newark and was a county supervisor of Rock County, Wisconsin. In 1888, he was a delegate to the Kansas State Republican Convention.

References

  1. ↑ THE LEGISLATIVE MANUAL OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN (11th ed.). Madison, Wis. 1872. p. 456.
  2. ↑ THE HISTORY OF ROCK COUNTY, WISCONSIN. Chicago: Western Historical Company. 1879. p. 771.
  3. ↑ "Dorr Eugene Felt (1862-1930)". History of Computers. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
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