William Henry Brisbane

William Henry Brisbane
William Henry Brisbane
Chief Clerk of the Wisconsin Senate
	In office; January 5, 1857 – January 4, 1858
Preceded by	Byron Paine
Succeeded by	John L. V. Thomas
Personal details
Born	October 12, 1806; Beaufort County, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	April 5, 1878 (aged 71); Arena, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Mazomanie Cemetery, Mazomanie, Wisconsin
Spouse	Glorianna Lawton (m. 1825⁠–⁠1878)
Children	Bentley Hasell Brisbane; (b. 1829; died 1846); Benjamin T. L. D. Brisbane; (b. 1834; died 1893); William Henry Brisbane Jr.; (b. 1838; died 1897); Phebe Adeline (Reed); (b. 1841; died 1926); Mary Julia Brisbane; (b. 1843; died 1845);

William Henry Brisbane Sr. (October 12, 1806 – April 5, 1878) was a Baptist minister of Antebellum South Carolina, who, having convinced himself of the immorality of slavery, freed and settled a group of slaves he had inherited, and became an active abolitionist.

His former home near Arena, Wisconsin, the William Henry Brisbane House, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

William Henry Brisbane

Chief Clerk of the Wisconsin Senate
In office January 5, 1857 – January 4, 1858
Preceded by	Byron Paine
Succeeded by	John L. V. Thomas

Personal details
Born	(1806-10-12)October 12, 1806 Beaufort County, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	April 5, 1878(1878-04-05) (aged 71) Arena, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Mazomanie Cemetery, Mazomanie, Wisconsin
Spouse	Glorianna Lawton (m. 1825⁠–⁠1878)
Children	Bentley Hasell Brisbane ^{(b. 1829; died 1846)} Benjamin T. L. D. Brisbane ^{(b. 1834; died 1893)} William Henry Brisbane Jr. ^{(b. 1838; died 1897)} Phebe Adeline (Reed) ^{(b. 1841; died 1926)} Mary Julia Brisbane ^{(b. 1843; died 1845)}