University of Wisconsin Madison - Badger Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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in THE LINCOLN MONUMENT To be unveiled on the Upper Campus in june fC0uriesy ILaF0llet1fe's Wfeklyj

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wiiliam freeman Vilas Born at Chelsea Vermont July 9 1840 Dzed at Madzson Wzscofzszn August 27 908 A B Unlverslty of WISCOHSIH 1858 LL B Albany Law School 1860 A M Umverslty of W1SCOHS1H 1861 LLD Umverslty of NV1scons1n 1885 Admltted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of New York and of W1scons1n 1860 Captam of Company A Twenty th1rcl reglment of the WISCOHSIH Volunteer mfantry Vlajor February 1863 Lleutenant Colonel March 1863 Reslgned August 186.1 Professor of Law 1n the Umverslty of W1scons1n 1868 1885 Revlser of the Statutes of W1scons1n 1875 1878 Trustee ofthe WISCODSIH Soldlers Orphans Home 1874 1893 Regent of the UHIVSYSIKY of W1scons1n 1881 1885 Permanent Cha1rman of the Democratxc Natlonal Conventlon 1884 Member of the Assembly of the Lebls lature of WISCOHSIH 1885 Postmaster General of the Un1ted States 188: 1888 Secretary of the Interlor 1888 1889 Unlted States Senator 1891 1897 Member of the State Hzstorxcal Llbrary Bulldlng Commxssxon 18961906 Regent of the Umverslty of W1scons1n 1898 1905 VICE Pres1dent of the State Hlstorxcal Socxety 1898 1908 Member of the W1scons1n Capltol Comm1ss1on 1906 1908 Author of A V1,ew of the Vlcksburg Campa1gn publlshed by the WISCOHSIH H1StOFy Com m1ss1on October 1908 By the terms of h1s wxll the un1vers1ty wxll receue 1n years to come an e dowment of thrrty m1ll1ons of dollars 1 1 1 ' . . . . Y 1 1 1' 'U -1 A 1 1 - -1 . I 1 1 - '1 I 1 1 - -1 1 .1 , . 1 1 ., - , l . . . ' . ,,. 1 1' 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 ' 1 . . I . . . , , 1 ' 1 , l 1 1 s I 1 ' 1 I - o' - 1 1 . . l . ,. . 1 1 1 ' 1 . . l. - .' . . . l - ' . . . ' - ' . . 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 H . . . ,, . . . . 1 1 1 ' . . . r ' n- 28

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