William W. Corlett | |
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Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming Territory's at-large district | |
In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 (Delegate) | |
Preceded by | William Randolph Steele |
Succeeded by | Stephen Wheeler Downey |
Personal details | |
Born | Concord, Ohio | April 10, 1842
Died | July 22, 1890 Cheyenne, Wyoming | (aged 48)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Minerva C. Franklin (m. 1873) |
Children | 1 |
Education |
University of Michigan Union Law College |
Profession | Attorney |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States Union |
Branch/service |
United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1861–1862 1863–1865 |
Rank | Corporal |
Unit |
28th Ohio Infantry 87th Ohio Infantry 25th Ohio Independent Light Artillery Battery 3rd Iowa Independent Battery Light Artillery |
Battles/wars | Civil War |
William Wellington Corlett (April 10, 1842 – July 22, 1890) was a Delegate from the Territory of Wyoming.
Corlett was born in Concord, Ohio on April 10, 1842, a son of William Corlett and Mary Ann (Kneale), who was known as Ann. [1] He attended the schools of Concord and taught school while attending the Willoughby (Ohio) Collegiate Institute, from which he graduated in 1861. [2]
With the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Union Army in 1862 and served in the 28th Ohio Infantry and the 87th Ohio Infantry (a three-month regiment). [2] He was captured with the regiment at the Battle of Harpers Ferry on September 15, 1862. [3]
After receiving parole, Corlett returned to Ohio, where he taught school in Kirkland and Painesville. [2] Corlett reentered the army with the 25th Ohio Independent Light Artillery Battery. [2] He was later placed on detached service with the 3rd Iowa Independent Battery Light Artillery. He returned to Ohio in 1865 and mustered out of the army. [2]
He attended law school at the University of Michigan Law School and in July 1866 he graduated from Ohio State and Union Law College in Cleveland. [2] He was admitted to the bar the same year and became a professor in elementary law at the State University and Law College as well as lecturer at several commercial colleges in Cleveland. [2]
He settled in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in 1867, and engaged in the practice of law. [2] During some of the time in Wyoming, his law partner was John Alden Riner, who later served as a federal judge. [2] Corlett was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Delegate to the Forty-first Congress in 1869. [2]
He was appointed postmaster of Cheyenne in 1870, a member of the Territorial senate in 1871 and prosecuting attorney of Laramie County from 1872 to 1876. [2]
Corlett was elected as a Republican a Delegate to the Forty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1878. [2]
He resumed the practice of law and in 1879 declined the appointment as chief justice of Wyoming Territory. [3] He served as member of the legislative council from 1880 to 1882. [3]
He died in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on July 22, 1890. [2] He was interred at Lakeview Cemetery in Cheyenne. [4]
In 1873, Corlett married Minerva C. Franklin in Des Moines, Iowa. [5] They were the parents of a son, William W. Corlett Jr. [6] [7]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress