Alexander H. Main
Alexander Hamilton Main (June 22, 1824 – January 9, 1896) was an American businessman and politician.
Born in Plainfield, New York,[1] Main owned a store in Allegany County, New York. In 1856, Main served in the New York State Assembly, as a Republican.[1] Main then moved to Madison, Wisconsin, in 1856,[1] where he worked in a bank and then owned an insurance business and was president of Wisconsin Board of Underwriters. Main was also a curator of the Wisconsin Historical Society and served as the society's treasurer. He died in Madison, Wisconsin.[1][2] His brother was Willett Main, who served in the Wisconsin State Senate.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Mr. A. H. Main Is Dead". Wisconsin State Journal. January 9, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved April 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Historical Society: 1897, Biographical Sketch of Alexander Hamilton Main, pp. 33–34.
- ^ Biographical Review of Dane County, Wisconsin, Biographical Review Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois: 1893, vol. 1, pp. 176–178, vol. 2, pp. 603–604.
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