Robert MacBride

Robert MacBride was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

MacBride was born on June 28, 1847, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] He moved to Neillsville, Wisconsin, in 1866.[2] MacBride married Addie Gates on June 28, 1870. They would have two children. He died on January 20, 1934, in St. Louis, Missouri.

Career

MacBridge was a Clark County, Wisconsin Judge from 1869 to 1877. He was elected to the Assembly in 1881. After being a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1880 and 1888, MacBride was elected to the Senate in 1890. In 1894, he was appointed U.S. Consul in Edinburgh, Scotland.

References

  1. ↑ "MacBride, Robert J. (1847 - 1934)". Clark County History Buffs. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  2. ↑ Biographical Sketches. Wisconsin Blue Book. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
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