The son of a Baptist minister, Lorenzo Dow Pease served with Co S, 36th IL Infantry Regiment from 1861 - 1864. At the close of the war, he remained some time in the South as a U. S. Official with the Freedman's Bureau.
In 1867, Lorenzo married Sarah Wallace in his family's adopted home of Crystal Lake, McHenry County, IL. The couple immigrated to Laramie City, Wyoming Territory in 1869. Two children were born of the marriage: Alice and Franklin Wallace.
Lorenzo was admitted to the Wyoming Bar to practice law. Over time, residing in Laramie, he served in many offices, including: city attorney, deputy clerk of court, County Clerk, and Treasurer. He was also a long serving justice of the peace.
Lorenzo represented Albany County for two terms in the Territorial Legislature. In the last term (1888--10th term), he was Speaker of the General Assembly.
At the time of death, he was a candidate on the Democrat ticket for County Attorney.
Lorenzo was a partner with others in establishing the Laramie Times Newspaper. Carrying the perspective of the Democrat party, the Times soon faced stiff competition for sales with the establishment of the Republican-centered Boomerang with Edgar Wilson "Bill" Nye serving as its editor. [Nye would become nationally known as a humorist--an author and lecturer on the travel circuit.]
Nye and Pease were well-acquainted--both served concurrently as justices of the peace in Laramie. Their newspaper subscription competition at times was heated with the exchange of hostile remarks. Yet later, in 1888, Nye would commemorate his old friend Lorenzo in a spoof which he published in a book. Taking potshots also at himself, an excerpt was soon published in the Laramie Boomerang. It no doubt produced guffaws when read that morning in the Pease home as well as the households of Laramie residents who knew and revered both of them.
Lorenzo Dow Pease encountered a mishap with a horse. The accident was not expected to result in his death. He was deeply admired in the town of Laramie and accorded the highest respect in the newspaper and by his fellow masons who conducted his funeral with the Presbyterian church.
submitted by Clint Black Aug 2011
In 1867, Lorenzo married Sarah Wallace in his family's adopted home of Crystal Lake, McHenry County, IL. The couple immigrated to Laramie City, Wyoming Territory in 1869. Two children were born of the marriage: Alice and Franklin Wallace.
Lorenzo was admitted to the Wyoming Bar to practice law. Over time, residing in Laramie, he served in many offices, including: city attorney, deputy clerk of court, County Clerk, and Treasurer. He was also a long serving justice of the peace.
Lorenzo represented Albany County for two terms in the Territorial Legislature. In the last term (1888--10th term), he was Speaker of the General Assembly.
At the time of death, he was a candidate on the Democrat ticket for County Attorney.
Lorenzo was a partner with others in establishing the Laramie Times Newspaper. Carrying the perspective of the Democrat party, the Times soon faced stiff competition for sales with the establishment of the Republican-centered Boomerang with Edgar Wilson "Bill" Nye serving as its editor. [Nye would become nationally known as a humorist--an author and lecturer on the travel circuit.]
Nye and Pease were well-acquainted--both served concurrently as justices of the peace in Laramie. Their newspaper subscription competition at times was heated with the exchange of hostile remarks. Yet later, in 1888, Nye would commemorate his old friend Lorenzo in a spoof which he published in a book. Taking potshots also at himself, an excerpt was soon published in the Laramie Boomerang. It no doubt produced guffaws when read that morning in the Pease home as well as the households of Laramie residents who knew and revered both of them.
Lorenzo Dow Pease encountered a mishap with a horse. The accident was not expected to result in his death. He was deeply admired in the town of Laramie and accorded the highest respect in the newspaper and by his fellow masons who conducted his funeral with the Presbyterian church.
submitted by Clint Black Aug 2011
The son of a Baptist minister, Lorenzo Dow Pease served with Co S, 36th IL Infantry Regiment from 1861 - 1864. At the close of the war, he remained some time in the South as a U. S. Official with the Freedman's Bureau.
In 1867, Lorenzo married Sarah Wallace in his family's adopted home of Crystal Lake, McHenry County, IL. The couple immigrated to Laramie City, Wyoming Territory in 1869. Two children were born of the marriage: Alice and Franklin Wallace.
Lorenzo was admitted to the Wyoming Bar to practice law. Over time, residing in Laramie, he served in many offices, including: city attorney, deputy clerk of court, County Clerk, and Treasurer. He was also a long serving justice of the peace.
Lorenzo represented Albany County for two terms in the Territorial Legislature. In the last term (1888--10th term), he was Speaker of the General Assembly.
At the time of death, he was a candidate on the Democrat ticket for County Attorney.
Lorenzo was a partner with others in establishing the Laramie Times Newspaper. Carrying the perspective of the Democrat party, the Times soon faced stiff competition for sales with the establishment of the Republican-centered Boomerang with Edgar Wilson "Bill" Nye serving as its editor. [Nye would become nationally known as a humorist--an author and lecturer on the travel circuit.]
Nye and Pease were well-acquainted--both served concurrently as justices of the peace in Laramie. Their newspaper subscription competition at times was heated with the exchange of hostile remarks. Yet later, in 1888, Nye would commemorate his old friend Lorenzo in a spoof which he published in a book. Taking potshots also at himself, an excerpt was soon published in the Laramie Boomerang. It no doubt produced guffaws when read that morning in the Pease home as well as the households of Laramie residents who knew and revered both of them.
Lorenzo Dow Pease encountered a mishap with a horse. The accident was not expected to result in his death. He was deeply admired in the town of Laramie and accorded the highest respect in the newspaper and by his fellow masons who conducted his funeral with the Presbyterian church.
submitted by Clint Black Aug 2011
In 1867, Lorenzo married Sarah Wallace in his family's adopted home of Crystal Lake, McHenry County, IL. The couple immigrated to Laramie City, Wyoming Territory in 1869. Two children were born of the marriage: Alice and Franklin Wallace.
Lorenzo was admitted to the Wyoming Bar to practice law. Over time, residing in Laramie, he served in many offices, including: city attorney, deputy clerk of court, County Clerk, and Treasurer. He was also a long serving justice of the peace.
Lorenzo represented Albany County for two terms in the Territorial Legislature. In the last term (1888--10th term), he was Speaker of the General Assembly.
At the time of death, he was a candidate on the Democrat ticket for County Attorney.
Lorenzo was a partner with others in establishing the Laramie Times Newspaper. Carrying the perspective of the Democrat party, the Times soon faced stiff competition for sales with the establishment of the Republican-centered Boomerang with Edgar Wilson "Bill" Nye serving as its editor. [Nye would become nationally known as a humorist--an author and lecturer on the travel circuit.]
Nye and Pease were well-acquainted--both served concurrently as justices of the peace in Laramie. Their newspaper subscription competition at times was heated with the exchange of hostile remarks. Yet later, in 1888, Nye would commemorate his old friend Lorenzo in a spoof which he published in a book. Taking potshots also at himself, an excerpt was soon published in the Laramie Boomerang. It no doubt produced guffaws when read that morning in the Pease home as well as the households of Laramie residents who knew and revered both of them.
Lorenzo Dow Pease encountered a mishap with a horse. The accident was not expected to result in his death. He was deeply admired in the town of Laramie and accorded the highest respect in the newspaper and by his fellow masons who conducted his funeral with the Presbyterian church.
submitted by Clint Black Aug 2011
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