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Horatio T. Taylor was born June 13, 1827, in Batavia, New York.He was sent to study at an academy in Rochester, New York, and later at Clarence Hollow. [1] When he was just 14 years old, in 1841, he traveled west to the Wisconsin Territory and went to work as a salesman for Lee & Dickson, the first mercantile house in Racine.
His success in the merchant business enabled him to buy significant real estate in Racine. [2] [4] [5] He was a member of the Racine city council in 1860, 1875, and 1876, and also served on the Racine County board of supervisors in 1875, 1876, and 1888. He also served for several years on the Racine board of education. [5] [1]
Robert Hall Baker Sr. (June 27, 1839 – October 5, 1882) was an American businessman and Republican politician from Racine, Wisconsin. He was the 21st mayor of Racine, Wisconsin, and represented Racine County for three years in the Wisconsin Senate (1873, 1875, 1876). He also served as chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin in 1880 and ...
The moves are part of the state's attempts to comply with Proposition 66, which was approved by voters in 2016 to speed up the execution process but also called for death row inmates to work and ...
Racine City Hall. This is a list of mayors of Racine, Wisconsin, USA. Racine was originally incorporated as a village in 1841 before Wisconsin statehood. In the first term of the Wisconsin Legislature (1848), Racine was re-incorporated as a city. Racine has always since then utilized a mayor-council form of government. [1]
This location was the former site of Racine High School, which had closed earlier that year. Chicago architects John A. Holabird and John W. Root Jr. were chosen to design the building. [1] The courthouse was one of three major civic construction projects that took place between 1930 and 1931, alongside Racine's new City Hall and a new post ...
Hannah Balder, a Disability Rights Wisconsin lawyer, raised concerns about the availability of accessible parking at Racine's 4th Fest parade and fireworks show.
A convicted murderer who has been on California’s death row for 33 years must either be released or retried after a federal judge on Thursday approved the state attorney general’s request to ...