Peter Doyle (politician)

For other people of the same name, see Peter Doyle (disambiguation).

Peter Doyle (December 8, 1844 – October 27, 1900) was an Irish-American politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

Biography

Born in Myshall, County Carlow, Ireland,^[1][2] Doyle moved with his parents to Franklin, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, in 1850.^[1][2] Doyle taught school and studied law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.^[1][2] He served as that state's eleventh Secretary of State, serving for two terms from January 5, 1874, to January 7, 1878.^[2] He was a Democrat^[2] and served under governors William Robert Taylor and Harrison Ludington. He also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from Crawford County, Wisconsin, in 1873.^[1][3] He resided in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, at the time of his election and served as secretary to John Lawler and Hercules Dousman. From 1884 to 1900, Doyle practiced law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He took a law course at Yale University. In 1900, Doyle moved to Jersey City, New Jersey,^[2] where he died on October 27, 1900.^[1][4]

References

1. "Peter Doyle Dead". The Watertown News. October 31, 1900. p. 2. Retrieved October 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Peter Doyle". Wood County Reporter. November 1, 1900. p. 6. Retrieved October 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
3. History of Crawford and Richland Counties, Wisconsin. Springfield, Ill.: Union Publishing, 1884, p. 357.
4. Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin at the Forty-Eighth Session p. 95.

Further reading

• Anderson, William J.; Anderson, William A., eds. (1929). The Wisconsin Blue Book 1929. Madison, Wis.: Democrat Printing Company. p. 144.
• Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, ed. (2007). State of Wisconsin 2007–2008 Blue Book (PDF). Madison, Wis.: Wisconsin Legislature Joint Committee on Legislative Organization. p. 721. Retrieved March 20, 2018.

Political offices
Preceded by Llywelyn Breese	Secretary of State of Wisconsin 1874–1878	Succeeded by Hans Warner