Levi H. Bancroft
Encyclopedia
Levi H. Bancroft was a politician and jurist in the State of Wisconsin
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. On June 11, 1890, he married Myrtle DeLap. He died in 1948.
. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1907 to 1910, serving as Speaker in 1909 and 1910. From 1911 to 1913, he was Attorney General of Wisconsin, and was a county judge in Richland County, Wisconsin from 1920 to 1922. Later, he served as a U.S. Attorney in Wisconsin from 1927 to 1932.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
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Biography
Bancroft was born Levi Horace Bancroft on December 26, 1861 to George I. and Helen M. Bancroft in Sauk County, WisconsinSauk County, Wisconsin
Sauk County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 55,225. Its county seat and largest city is Baraboo. Sauk County is included in the Baraboo Micropolitan Statistical Area and in the Madison Combined Statistical Area....
. On June 11, 1890, he married Myrtle DeLap. He died in 1948.
Career
Bancroft was District Attorney of Richland County, Wisconsin from 1886 to 1888. In 1900, he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention1900 Republican National Convention
The 1900 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States was held June 19 to June 21 in the Exposition Auditorium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Exposition Auditorium was located south of the University of Pennsylvania, and the later Convention Hall was constructed along the...
. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1907 to 1910, serving as Speaker in 1909 and 1910. From 1911 to 1913, he was Attorney General of Wisconsin, and was a county judge in Richland County, Wisconsin from 1920 to 1922. Later, he served as a U.S. Attorney in Wisconsin from 1927 to 1932.