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Louis P. Harvey

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American politician (1820-1862)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1820 to 1862 · aged 41
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Louis Powell Harvey was an American educator, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer.

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Cordelia A. P. Harvey, wife of Louis P. Harvey and First Lady of WisconsinCordelia A. P. Harvey, wife of Louis P. Harvey and First Lady of Wisconsin

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Louis Powell Harvey was an American educator, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the 7th governor of Wisconsin, but died just three months into his gubernatorial term; he fell off a pier and drowned in the Tennessee River on his way back from a trip to visit with Wisconsin troops after the bloody Battle of Shiloh, during the American Civil War. He was the first Wisconsin governor to die in office.

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United States
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1820 to 1862 · aged 41
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