David Atwood

David Atwood

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 2nd district
In office February 23, 1870 – March 3, 1871
Preceded by	Benjamin F. Hopkins
Succeeded by	Gerry W. Hazelton

Born	December 15, 1815 Bedford, New Hampshire, USA
Died	December 11, 1889 Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Mary A. Sweeney Atwood
Profession	Politician, Publisher, Editor, Printer

David Atwood (December 15, 1815 – December 11, 1889) was a nineteenth century politician, publisher, editor and printer from Wisconsin.

Born in Bedford, New Hampshire, Atwood attended the public schools as a child. He moved Hamilton, New York in 1832 where he was apprenticed as a printer and later became publisher of the Hamilton Palladium. He moved to Freeport, Illinois in 1845 and engaged in agricultural pursuits before moving to Madison, Wisconsin in 1847 and for forty-two years was editor and publisher of the Wisconsin Journal. Atwood was commissioned a major general in the Wisconsin Militia by Governor Alexander W. Randall in 1858, was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1861, was an United States assessor for four years and served as mayor of Madison, Wisconsin in 1868 and 1869. He was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives to fill a vacancy in 1870, serving until 1871 and declining to be a candidate for renomination in 1870. Afterwards, Atwood resumed activities in the newspaper business, was a commissioner at the Centennial Exposition representing the State of Wisconsin from 1872 to 1876 and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1872 and 1876. He died in Madison, Wisconsin on December 11, 1889 and was interned in Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison.

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Preceded by Benjamin F. Hopkins	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district February 23, 1870 – March 3, 1871	Succeeded by Gerry W. Hazelton