J. Henry Tate

J. Henry Tate
J. Henry Tate
Member of the Wisconsin Senate; from the 4th district
	In office; January 3, 1876 – January 7, 1878
Preceded by	Adelbert Bleekman
Succeeded by	George W. Swain
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the Vernon 2nd district
	In office; January 6, 1873 – January 5, 1874
Preceded by	Henry A. Chase
Succeeded by	Edgar Eno
Personal details
Born	March 5, 1830; Landgrove, Vermont, U.S.
Died	April 18, 1918 (aged 88); St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.
Resting place	Viroqua Cemetery, Viroqua, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Volunteers; Union Army
Rank	1st Lieutenant, USV
Unit	2nd Reg. R.I. Vol. Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War

James Henry Tate (March 5, 1830 – April 18, 1918) was an American merchant, farmer, and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate (1876 & 1877) and Assembly (1873), representing Vernon County.

Biography

Born in Landgrove, Vermont, where he was raised on his family's farm, he moved to Boston, Massachusetts, in 1847 where he was a clerk. In 1849, he moved to California and then back to Boston. In 1860, Tate moved to Rhode Island. During the American Civil War, he enlisted in the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry and was a commissary sergeant. Then, in 1865, Tate settled in Viroqua, Wisconsin, where he owned a store. He also owned another store in Cashton, Wisconsin. Tate served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican and then served in the Wisconsin State Senate in 1876 and 1877.^[1]^[2]

^ 'History of Vernon County, Wisconsin: Together with Sketches of its Towns, Villages, and Townships, Education, Civil, Military and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Persons; History of Wisconsin,' Union: 1884, Biographical Sketch of J. Henry Tate, pg. 715
^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1877,' Biographical Sketch of J. Henry Tate, pg. 448