Elihu Colman

Elihu Colman
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
In office
February 6, 1890 – April 1893
Appointed byBenjamin Harrison
Preceded byWilliam A. Walker
Succeeded byJohn H. M. Wigman
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Fond du Lac 2nd district
In office
January 1, 1872 – January 6, 1873
Preceded byJohn Aaron Baker
Succeeded byRensselaer Morse Lewis
Personal details
Born(1841-05-11)May 11, 1841
Oneida, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedJanuary 25, 1899(1899-01-25) (aged 57)
Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMary Elizabeth Hill
Children
  • Edna M. Colman
  • (b. 1873; died 1961)
  • Paul Elihu Colman
  • (b. 1879; died 1958)
Parent
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
Union Army
Years of service1861–1863
RankMusician
Unit1st Reg. Wis. Vol. Cavalry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Elihu Colman (May 11, 1841 – January 25, 1899) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Fond du Lac County during the 1872 session. He later served as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in 1890 under U.S. President Benjamin Harrison.

Biography

Born in Oneida, Wisconsin, his father was Henry R. Colman, who was a Methodist minister and missionary among the Oneida Tribe. In 1847, Colman and his family moved to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He served in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War, achieving the rank of quartermaster sergeant. Colman graduated from Lawrence University in 1865. He then studied law and was admitted to the Wisconsin bar. In 1873, Colman served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.

In 1880, he was the Republican nominee for Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, receiving 14,753 votes to 16,984 for Democratic incumbent Edward S. Bragg and 1,188 for Greenbacker John E. Thomas. Colman was appointed United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in 1890 by President Benjamin Harrison.[1][2] He died unexpectedly in Green Bay, Wisconsin.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Successor to Elihu Colman". Green Bay Weekly Gazette. April 19, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved August 11, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ a b "Death Came Suddenly to Fond du Lac Man". Green Bay Weekly Gazette. February 1, 1899. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Report of the Proceedings of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin, vol. 3, Wisconsin State Bar Association: 1901, Biographical Sketch of Elihu Colman, pp. 222–225.
  4. ^ The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (11th ed.). Madison, WI. 1872. p. 447.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)