Experience Estabrook
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Experience Estabrook was an American
attorney
and legal administrator active in territorial Wisconsin
and Nebraska
.
Born in Lebanon, New Hampshire
, he moved with his parents to Clarence, New York
, in 1822 where he attended the public schools. Estabrook then attended Dickinson College
, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania
. Estabrook graduated from the Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Law School, and then was admitted to the bar in Brooklyn, New York in 1839. He worked as a clerk at the Navy Yard in Brooklyn
and later practiced law in Buffalo, New York
. In 1840, he moved to Geneva, Wisconsin
in 1840 and continued the practice of law. Estabrook was a delegate to the second Wisconsin State Constitutional Convention in 1848; in 1851, he became a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
. He was Attorney General of Wisconsin in 1852 and 1853.
Estabrook was appointed by President Franklin Pierce
the attorney general of the Territory of Nebraska and served from 1855 to 1859. He presented credentials as a Delegate-elect to the Thirty-sixth United States Congress
and served from March 4, 1859, to May 18, 1860, when he was succeeded by Samuel G. Daily, who contested his election. Experience Estabrook was appointed by the Governor to codify the Nebraska State laws in 1866.
He then became the prosecuting attorney for Douglas County, Nebraska
in 1867, and 1868. He was a member of the Nebraska State Constitutional Convention in 1871.
Experience Estabrook died in Omaha, Nebraska
,and was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha.
His daughter Caroline
was an opera composer. His son Henry Dodge Estabrook was a lawyer in New York City.
United States
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attorney
Lawyer
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and legal administrator active in territorial Wisconsin
Wisconsin Territory
The Territory of Wisconsin was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 3, 1836, until May 29, 1848, when an eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Wisconsin...
and Nebraska
Nebraska Territory
The Territory of Nebraska was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until March 1, 1867, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Nebraska. The Nebraska Territory was created by the Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854...
.
Born in Lebanon, New Hampshire
Lebanon, New Hampshire
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,568 people, 5,500 households, and 3,178 families residing in the city. The population density was 311.4 people per square mile . There were 5,707 housing units at an average density of 141.4 per square mile...
, he moved with his parents to Clarence, New York
Clarence, New York
Clarence is a town located in the northeastern part of Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 30,673 according to the 2010 census. This represents an increase of 17.42% from the 2000 census figure . Clarence is also the name of a postal district in the south part of the town...
, in 1822 where he attended the public schools. Estabrook then attended Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College is a private, residential liberal arts college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Originally established as a Grammar School in 1773, Dickinson was chartered September 9, 1783, five days after the signing of the Treaty of Paris, making it the first college to be founded in the newly...
, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Carlisle is a borough in and the county seat of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The name is traditionally pronounced with emphasis on the second syllable. Carlisle is located within the Cumberland Valley, a highly productive agricultural region. As of the 2010 census, the borough...
. Estabrook graduated from the Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Chambersburg is a borough in the South Central region of Pennsylvania, United States. It is miles north of Maryland and the Mason-Dixon line and southwest of Harrisburg in the Cumberland Valley, which is part of the Great Appalachian Valley. Chambersburg is the county seat of Franklin County...
Law School, and then was admitted to the bar in Brooklyn, New York in 1839. He worked as a clerk at the Navy Yard in Brooklyn
Brooklyn Navy Yard
The United States Navy Yard, New York–better known as the Brooklyn Navy Yard or the New York Naval Shipyard –was an American shipyard located in Brooklyn, northeast of the Battery on the East River in Wallabout Basin, a semicircular bend of the river across from Corlear's Hook in Manhattan...
and later practiced law in Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
. In 1840, he moved to Geneva, Wisconsin
Geneva, Wisconsin
Geneva is a town in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,099 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 30.8 square miles , of which, 29.3 square miles of it is land and 1.5 square miles of it ...
in 1840 and continued the practice of law. Estabrook was a delegate to the second Wisconsin State Constitutional Convention in 1848; in 1851, he became a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Wisconsin State Assembly
The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....
. He was Attorney General of Wisconsin in 1852 and 1853.
Estabrook was appointed by President Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States and is the only President from New Hampshire. Pierce was a Democrat and a "doughface" who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Pierce took part in the Mexican-American War and became a brigadier general in the Army...
the attorney general of the Territory of Nebraska and served from 1855 to 1859. He presented credentials as a Delegate-elect to the Thirty-sixth United States Congress
36th United States Congress
The Thirty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1859 to March 4, 1861, during the third and fourth...
and served from March 4, 1859, to May 18, 1860, when he was succeeded by Samuel G. Daily, who contested his election. Experience Estabrook was appointed by the Governor to codify the Nebraska State laws in 1866.
He then became the prosecuting attorney for Douglas County, Nebraska
Douglas County, Nebraska
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 463,585 people, 182,194 households, and 115,146 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,401 people per square mile . There were 192,672 housing units at an average density of 582 per square mile...
in 1867, and 1868. He was a member of the Nebraska State Constitutional Convention in 1871.
Experience Estabrook died in Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
,and was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha.
His daughter Caroline
G. Estabrook
G. Estabrook is the pen name used by composer and singer Caroline Augusta "Gussie" Clowry , whose opera The Joust was the first opera by an American woman to be published...
was an opera composer. His son Henry Dodge Estabrook was a lawyer in New York City.