Noah Virgin

Noah H. Virgin
Noah H. Virgin
Member of the Wisconsin Senate; from the 16th district
	In office; January 4, 1858 – January 6, 1862
Preceded by	J. Allen Barber
Succeeded by	Milas K. Young
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
	In office; January 1, 1855 – January 7, 1856
Preceded by	Milas K. Young
Succeeded by	Horace Catlin
Constituency	Grant 5th district
	In office; June 5, 1848 – January 1, 1849
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Davis Gillilan
Constituency	Grant 2nd district
Member of the House of Representatives of the Wisconsin Territory from Grant County
	In office; February 7, 1848 – May 29, 1848 Serving with Daniel Raymond Burt
Preceded by	Armstead C. Brown & William Richardson
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	December 6, 1812; Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	December 7, 1892 (aged 80); Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Hillside Cemetery, Platteville, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic (after 1864); Republican (1854–1864); Whig (before 1854);
Spouse	Permelia E. Weed (m. 1839; died 1884)
Children	Horatio H. Virgin; (b. 1840; died 1913); Emma (Laughton); (b. 1847; died 1922); Mary (Laughton); (b. 1851; died 1929); N. Daniel Webster Virgin; (b. 1857; died 1865); Eugene Virgin; 3 others;
Occupation	millwright, merchant

Noah Hyatt Virgin (December 6, 1812 – December 7, 1892) was an American grain merchant, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was an early settler at Platteville, Wisconsin, and represented Grant County in the Wisconsin State Senate (1858–1862), State Assembly (1848, 1855), and the Territorial Assembly (prior to statehood).

Biography

Virgin was born on December 6, 1812, in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.[1] He moved to Platteville, Wisconsin in 1835. In 1839, he married Pamelia E. Adams. They had eight children, including Horatio Hyatt Virgin (1840–1913), who became a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War.[2]

Career

Virgin was Commissioner of Grant County, Wisconsin, and a member of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature. He was a member of the Assembly in 1848 and 1855 and served two consecutive terms in the Senate. In 1857, he was appointed to the new state Board of Regents for Normal Schools.

Originally a member of the Whig Party, Virgin was a Republican from 1854 until the re-election of Abraham Lincoln in 1864. Virgin later became a member of the Democratic Party. In 1866, he was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district.[3] He lost to incumbent Amasa Cobb. He died on December 7, 1892 in Racine, Wisconsin.[4]

References

"Noah Hyatt Virgin Biography - Grant County Wisconsin". USGenWeb Archives. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
"Lt. Col. Horatio H. Virgin". The Daily Milwaukee News. December 21, 1865. p. 4. Retrieved June 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
"Virgin, Noah". Out Campaigns.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
'Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1897, pg. 26

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[1] "Noah Hyatt Virgin Biography - Grant County Wisconsin". USGenWeb Archives. Retrieved 2012-02-20.

[2] "Lt. Col. Horatio H. Virgin". The Daily Milwaukee News. December 21, 1865. p. 4. Retrieved June 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Virgin, Noah". Out Campaigns.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.

[4] 'Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1897, pg. 26