Thaddeus C. Pound

Thaddeus C. Pound
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 8th district
In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883
Preceded by	George W. Cate
Succeeded by	William T. Price
10th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
In office January 3, 1870 – January 1, 1872
Governor	Lucius Fairchild
Preceded by	Wyman Spooner
Succeeded by	Milton H. Pettit
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
Personal details
Born	December 6, 1832 Elk Township, Pennsylvania
Died	November 21, 1914 (aged 81) Chicago, Illinois
Political party	Republican

Thaddeus Coleman Pound (December 6, 1832^{[notes 1]} – November 20^[2] or 21,^[3] 1914) was an American businessman from Wisconsin who served in both house of the Wisconsin legislature, as the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, and as a U.S. Representative (1877–1883).^[4] His brother was Albert Pound, who also served in the Wisconsin Assembly.^[5] He was the grandfather of poet Ezra Pound.^[6]

Life and career

Born in Elk Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, Pound moved with his parents, Judith Coleman and Elijah Pound, to Monroe County, New York in 1838 and then to the city of Rochester, New York, afterwards moving to Rock County, Wisconsin.

He became a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate. Pound was elected as Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin serving under Governor Lucius Fairchild from January 3, 1870 till January 1, 1872. In 1876, Pound was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth Congress, replacing Democrat George W. Cate in representing Wisconsin's 8th congressional district. He was reelected to the Forty-sixth, and Forty-seventh Congresses.(March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883); and was succeeded in the 48th Congress by fellow Republican William T. Price.

During his time as a Representative, Pound was a prominent businessman in Wisconsin. He was president of the Chippewa Falls and Western Railway and the St. Paul Eastern Grand Trunk Railway (both predecessors of the Soo Line Railroad). He also served as president of the Chippewa Spring Water Company (a company still in business as of 2008) as well as the Union Lumber Company, which was reorganized as the Chippewa Falls Lumber and Boom Company in 1879.

Death and tribute

He died in Chicago, Illinois on November 20^[2] or 21,^[3] 1914. The village of Pound, Wisconsin, is named in his honor.^[3][7]

Notes

1. His birthdate, which is actually in 1832, is often given as 1833 (probably as a result of subtracting his age from his death date, when he was born in December, resulting in error.) 1832 is correct, as confirmed by his death certificate.^[1]

References

1. Wilhelm, J. J. (1985). The American Roots of Ezra Pound. New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc. p. 13. ISBN 0-8240-7500-5.
2. "Thaddeus C. Pound Dead". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. November 21, 1914. p. 7. Retrieved April 21, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Easton, Larry E. (Summer 2007). "The Wisconsin Central in Eau Claire". The Soo (The Soo Line Historical and Technical Society) 29 (3): 9–43.
4. "Thaddeus C. Pound, 1870-1872". Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Wisconsin. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
5. The United States Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-made Men: Wisconsin Volume, Volume 1, American Biographical Publishing Company: 1877, Biographical Sketch of Albert Pound, pg. 256-257
6. Odd Wisconsin Archives
7. Pound, Thaddeus Coleman 1833 - 1914

External links

• United States Congress. "Thaddeus C. Pound (id: P000476)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.