Hugh Pierce Jamieson
Hugh Pierce Jamieson (September 1, 1852 – October 22, 1936) was an American businessman and politician.
Born to Scottish immigrants[1] in Poynette, Wisconsin,[2] Jamieson went to University of Wisconsin and Northwestern Business College. He was a dealer in coal, grain, lumber, machinery, and livestock. Jamieson helped start the Central Wisconsin Trust Company and the Bank of Poynette.[1][2][3] Jamieson served on the high school board as clerk and director and on the Poynette village board as trustee. In 1893, Jamieson served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Democrat.[4] Jamieson died in Poynette, Wisconsin.[2]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b "Hugh Jamieson Early Poynette Settler Is Dead". Portage Daily Register. Portage, WI. October 23, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "H. P. Jamieson, Poynette's First Native Son Dies". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. October 23, 1936. p. 10. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Illness Fatal for Poynette Leader". Kenosha News. Kenosha, WI. October 26, 1936. p. 12. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1893, Biographical Sketch of Hugh Pierce Jamieson, p. 687.
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