David Atwood

Republican Representative of Wisconsin's 2nd district

Congresses Served

House Terms

December 15, 1815 (73 years old)

Birthday

December 11, 1889

Death

Nineteenth-century American politician, publisher, editor, and printer
Served in the United States House of Representatives during the 2nd and 3rd sessions of the 41st Congress
Attended public schools in childhood and was apprenticed as a printer in Hamilton, New York
Became publisher of the Hamilton Palladium before moving to Freeport, Illinois, and engaging in agricultural pursuits
Moved to Madison, Wisconsin, in 1847 and was editor and publisher of the Wisconsin Journal for forty-two years
Commissioned a major general in the Wisconsin Militia in 1858
Served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1861
Served as a United States assessor for four years
Served as mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, in 1868 and 1869
Elected as a Republican to fill a vacancy in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1870, declined renomination in 1870
Resumed activities in the newspaper business after serving in Congress
Was a commissioner at the Centennial Exposition representing the State of Wisconsin from 1872 to 1876
Delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1872 and 1876
Died in Madison, Wisconsin, and was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison