James Earnest

James Earnest
James Earnest
Member of the Wisconsin Senate; from the 13th district
	In office; January 7, 1867 – January 4, 1869
Preceded by	Samuel Cole
Succeeded by	Hamilton H. Gray
	In office; January 5, 1863 – January 2, 1865
Preceded by	Samuel Cole
Succeeded by	Samuel Cole
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
	In office; January 1, 1877 – January 7, 1878
Preceded by	Danverse Neff (Lafayette County)
Succeeded by	Bernard McGinty
Constituency	Lafayette 2nd
	In office; January 5, 1857 – January 3, 1859
Preceded by	Hamilton H. Gray
Succeeded by	David W. Kyle
Constituency	Lafayette 3rd
	In office; January 2, 1854 – January 7, 1856
Preceded by	Eli Robinson
Succeeded by	Matthew Murphy
Constituency	Lafayette 1st
	In office; January 5, 1852 – January 3, 1853
Preceded by	Nathan Olmsted
Succeeded by	Eli Robinson
Constituency	Lafayette 1st
Personal details
Born	January 11, 1818; Franklin, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	June 12, 1900 (aged 82); Shullsburg, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Saint Matthews New Catholic Cemetery, Shullsburg, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mary E. McGown (m. 1847⁠–⁠1900)
Children	Laura (Hughes); (b. 1847; died 1917); Katherine "Kate" (Dunlop); (b. 1850; died 1929); Arethusa R. "Susan" (Leclerc); (b. 1852; died 1924); James Emmett Earnest; (b. 1853; died 1902); Ida B. (Porter); (b. 1856; died 1892); Gratton William Earnest; (b. 1857; died 1917); Walter Washington Earnest; (b. 1859; died 1920); Charles D. Earnest; (b. 1861);

James Harrison Earnest (January 11, 1818 – June 12, 1900) was an American Democratic politician and Wisconsin pioneer. He served four years in the Wisconsin State Senate and six years in the Assembly, representing Lafayette County.

James Earnest

Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 13th district
In office January 7, 1867 – January 4, 1869
Preceded by	Samuel Cole
Succeeded by	Hamilton H. Gray
In office January 5, 1863 – January 2, 1865
Preceded by	Samuel Cole
Succeeded by	Samuel Cole
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office January 1, 1877 – January 7, 1878
Preceded by	Danverse Neff (Lafayette County)
Succeeded by	Bernard McGinty
Constituency	Lafayette 2nd
In office January 5, 1857 – January 3, 1859
Preceded by	Hamilton H. Gray
Succeeded by	David W. Kyle
Constituency	Lafayette 3rd
In office January 2, 1854 – January 7, 1856
Preceded by	Eli Robinson
Succeeded by	Matthew Murphy
Constituency	Lafayette 1st
In office January 5, 1852 – January 3, 1853
Preceded by	Nathan Olmsted
Succeeded by	Eli Robinson
Constituency	Lafayette 1st

Personal details
Born	(1818-01-11)January 11, 1818 Franklin, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	June 12, 1900(1900-06-12) (aged 82) Shullsburg, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Saint Matthews New Catholic Cemetery, Shullsburg, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mary E. McGown (m. 1847⁠–⁠1900)
Children	Laura (Hughes) ^{(b. 1847; died 1917)} Katherine "Kate" (Dunlop) ^{(b. 1850; died 1929)} Arethusa R. "Susan" (Leclerc) ^{(b. 1852; died 1924)} James Emmett Earnest ^{(b. 1853; died 1902)} Ida B. (Porter) ^{(b. 1856; died 1892)} Gratton William Earnest ^{(b. 1857; died 1917)} Walter Washington Earnest ^{(b. 1859; died 1920)} Charles D. Earnest ^{(b. 1861)}