J. C. Neville was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

Wisconsin State Assembly

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 and Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin

Green Bay, Wisconsin

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Biography

Neville was born John Neville on July 27, 1815 in Dublin, Ireland. He moved to the United States

United States

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 in the 1830s, settling in Pottsville, Pennsylvania

Pottsville, Pennsylvania

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. The following year, he married Catherine D. Lawton. J. C. and Catherine would have six children. Their son, Arthur

Arthur C. Neville

-Biography:Neville was born Arthur Courtenay Neville on October 13, 1850 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. He moved with his family to Green Bay in 1856. Neville's father, J. C. Neville, also served as Mayor of Green Bay, as well as in the Wisconsin State Assembly. He married Harriet Reynolds in 1874....

, would also serve as Mayor of Green Bay and marry the great-niece of U.S. President Martin Van Buren

Martin Van Buren

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. Neville moved to Green Bay in 1856. He passed away on October 30, 1898.

Career

Neville studied law under Francis W. Hughes, future Attorney General of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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, and became a lawyer

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 in 1842. After moving to Green Bay, Neville became District Attorney of Brown County, Wisconsin and City Attorney of Green Bay. He was elected to the Assembly in 1859 and served as Mayor in 1880.