William S. Haggard

William Selkirk Haggard (17 September 1847 – 6 July 1911) was Lieutenant Governor of Indiana from 1897 to 1901.

William S. Haggard
24th Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
In office
January 11, 1897 – January 14, 1901
GovernorJames A. Mount
Preceded byMortimer Nye
Succeeded byNewton W. Gilbert
Personal details
Born(1847-09-17)September 17, 1847
Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJuly 6, 1911(1911-07-06) (aged 63)
Tippecanoe, Indiana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationIndiana University (BA) & (MA)
Military service
Allegiance
Branch/serviceUnion Army
RankCorporal
Unit16th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
Battles/wars

Life

William Haggard was born in Jeffersonville, Clark County in Indiana. His parents were John Haggard (a blacksmith from Ross County, Ohio) and Martha Jane Thacker (from Goochland County, Virginia). He attended school in Jeffersonville until he was 14, when the American Civil War began.[1]

During the war, Haggard was a Corporal in the 16th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery.

After the war, he joined the Republican Party. In 1875, he was elected to the position of city judge for Lafayette, Indiana. In 1890 he was elected to the Indiana General Assembly, representing Clinton and Tippecanoe Counties; in 1892, he was re-elected to the Assembly, representing Tippecanoe County, and in 1894, he was elected to the Indiana State Senate, again representing Tippecanoe County.[1]

In 1896 he was elected to the office of the Lieutenant Governor of Indiana. He served in this position between 11 January 1897 and 14 January 1901 when his term ended. In this function he was the deputy to Governor James A. Mount and he presided over the Indiana Senate.

For a couple of years Haggard was Commandant of the Indiana State Soldier's Home. He died on 6 July 1911 in the Soldiers Home in Tippecanoe in Indiana.

Personal life

In 1873, Haggard married Josephine Lutz; they had two sons, Jesse and Fred.[1]

References
  1. Men of progress, Indiana : a selected list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life, together with brief notes of the history and character of Indiana, by Will Cumback, J.B. Maynard, Hugh J. McGrath, and William Stoddard; published 1899 by the Indianapolis Sentinel Company; p. 330-331; via archive.org
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