Louis Bostedo [SEP] position held
Louis Bostedo
Louis Bostedo (1798 - 1878) was an American businessman from Weyauwega, Wisconsin who spent a single term in 1856 as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from a district which encompassed the sparsely-populated Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano and Waupaca counties.
He was born in New Jersey and was a partner in a mill and dam. Bostedo came to Waupaca County in 1851, being one of the first settlers of Weyauwega. In 1855 he was a member of the Waupaca County Board of Supervisors from Weyauwega
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- March 21, 1856: William A. Barstow officially withdrew his claim to the Governorship, leaving Lieutenant Governor Arthur MacArthur as Acting Governor.
- March 24, 1856: The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued its decision in the case "Atty. Gen. ex rel. Bashford v. Barstow", ruling that Coles Bashford had won the 1855 gubernatorial election.
- March 25, 1856: Coles Bashford was sworn in as the 5th Governor of Wisconsin. Arthur MacArthur returned to his previous office as Lieutenant Governor