# Samuel L. Plummer

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American politician

**Samuel Lane Plummer** (March 5, 1828 – March 21, 1897) was a member of the [Wisconsin State Assembly](/source/Wisconsin_State_Assembly) in 1874.

## Biography

Plummer was born on March 5, 1828.[1] He later married Eunice Belknap.[2] They had nine children, including [Samuel F. Plummer](/source/Samuel_F._Plummer) and [William Edmunds Plummer](/source/William_Edmunds_Plummer), who were also members of the Assembly.

He first settled in [Beloit, Wisconsin](/source/Beloit%2C_Wisconsin) in 1849 after having walked some 600 miles before arriving there. After living for a time in [Green County, Wisconsin](/source/Green_County%2C_Wisconsin), Plummer moved to [Durand, Wisconsin](/source/Durand%2C_Wisconsin) in 1855 and to [Waterville, Wisconsin](/source/Waterville%2C_Wisconsin) in 1861 before stopping in [Arkansaw, Wisconsin](/source/Arkansaw%2C_Wisconsin).

Plummer died after a surgical procedure[3] on March 21, 1897. He was a [Baptist](/source/Baptist).

## Career

Plummer served three terms in the Assembly. He was appointed [Pepin County, Wisconsin](/source/Pepin_County%2C_Wisconsin) Judge in 1861 and was elected as such in 1862, 1865, 1869, and 1873. Other positions he held include Chairman of the Waterville Town Board and of the Pepin County Board.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** A. J. Turner, ed. (1874). [*The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin*](http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=goto&id=WI.WIBlueBk1874&isize=M&submit=Go+to+page&page=459) (13th ed.). Madison, Wis.: Atwood & Culver. p. 459. Retrieved 2015-06-17.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Curtiss-Wedge, Franklyn, ed. (1919). [*History of Buffalo and Pepin Counties, Wisconsin, vol. II*](https://books.google.com/books?id=TgMrAQAAMAAJ&q=Samuel+L.+Plummer%2BWisconsin&pg=PA730). Winona, Minn.: H. C. Cooper Jr. pp. 730–731. Retrieved 2015-06-17.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The City: Durand Courier"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16694504/samuel_l_plummer_18281897/). *The Daily Telegram*. March 20, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved January 20, 2018 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

## External links

- [Samuel L. Plummer](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158026052) at [Find a Grave](/source/Find_a_Grave)

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