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Portrait of James Huff Stout

James Huff Stout (September 25, 1848 – December 8, 1910) was an American Republican politician and businessman from Wisconsin. [1] [2]

Biography

Born in Dubuque, Iowa, Stout became involved with his father's lumber business. After working in the District of Columbia and Read's Landing, Minnesota, Stout settled in Menomonie, Wisconsin. From 1895 to 1910, he served in the Wisconsin State Senate. While in the Wisconsin Senate he worked in opening libraries and improving highways. He also started a manual school in Menomonie, Wisconsin that became the University of Wisconsin–Stout. [3] [4] [5]

Notes

  1. ^ "Biographical Sketches". Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. State of Wisconsin. 1909. p. 1104. Retrieved July 2, 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "James Huff Stout". The New York Times. Menomonie, Wisconsin. December 9, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved July 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Stout, James Huff 1848-1911". August 3, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  4. ^ "A Short Biography". Wisconsin Historical Society. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  5. ^ University of Wisconsin–Stout-James Huffman Stout