Ithamar Sloan
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Ithamar Conkey Sloan (May 9, 1822Template:Spaced ndashDecember 24, 1898) was an American educator, lawyer, and politician. A Republican, he served two terms in the United States House of Representatives, representing the State of Wisconsin from 1863 to 1867.
He was the brother of Andrew Scott Sloan.[1] In historical documents his name is often abbreviated to I. C. Sloan.[2]
Biography
Born in Morrisville, New York, Sloan attended the common schools as a child, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1848,[3] commencing practice in Oneida County, New York. He moved to Janesville, Wisconsin, in 1854 where he continued to practice law.[3]
Early political career
He served as district attorney of Rock County, Wisconsin, from 1858 to 1862 before being elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1862.[3]
Congress
He represented Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district in the 38th and 39th United States Congresses, serving from March 4, 1863, to March 3, 1867.
Later career
Sloan moved to Madison, Wisconsin, in 1875 where he became dean of the law department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and as a special counsel for the State of Wisconsin in the Granger Law cases from 1874 to 1879.
Death and burial
He died of a stroke at his home in Janesville, Wisconsin, on December 24, 1898,[3] and was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery in Janesville.[4]
Family
His nephew, Henry Clay Sloan, was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
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