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George G. Sedgwick

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George G. Sedgwick

Birth
New York, USA
Death
29 Jan 1907 (aged 63)
Burial
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
K-16-1-5
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George G Sedgwick
115th IL Infantry, Company D
132nd IL Infantry, Company I
Born: February 13, 1843 in Andover, NY
Enlisted: September 2, 1862 as a Sergeant, from Bloomington, IL.
Discharged: February 23, 1863 for disability
Re-entered: 1 June 1864 into Field & Staff, 132nd IL Infantry, Co I
Promotion: 21 June 1864 to Comm. Sergt
Mustered Out: 17 October 1864 at Chicago, IL
1880 Census: WI, Manitowoc County, Manitowoc, Wards 2-4: George Sedgwick, Male, 37, Married, Lawyer, born New York
1885 Soldiers & Sailors of the Late War, Residing in Wisconsin, 1885: G. G. Sed-wick, Sergeant, B 105 IL, Post Office Manitowoc
1890 Veterans Census of Manitowoc County: G. G. Sedgwick, Comm Sgt, 132 IA and 105 IL, Co. D, post office Manitowoc
Der Nord Westen, 29 Nov. 1906: "G.G. Sedgwick, well-known local resident who has been ill recently, suffered a stroke Sunday morning and his left side is paralyzed… He is a veteran of the Civil War."
Died: January 1907 /buried: January 29, 1907
Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Manito-woc, WI
Gravesite: K-16-1
Der Nord Westen, 31 Jan. 1907: "Death Monday morning of George G. Sedgewick after a 2-month illness with heart trouble. Mr. Sedgewick had suffered a stroke on 25 November which paralyzed his left side. At the time it was thought that the end was near, but because over time he slowly im-proved, his actual death was unantici-pated. Mr. Sedgewick was born 13 Feb-ruary 1843 in Andover, New York. That same year he came west with his par-ents and settled in Bloomington, Illi-nois, where he grew up. In 1862 Mr. Sedgewick served in the 115th Illinois Infantry Regiment for a year and re-ceived a medical discharge. In 1864 he reentered the Army, this time with 132nd Illinois Infantry Regiment, and served until the end of the war. After the war he moved to Port Washington and took a post with G.W. Foster to
study law, went to Kewaunee in 1874 and came to Manitowoc in 1880 where he has lived ever since. He was one of our most eminent attorneys. He was a member of the local post of the G.A.R. and was also a member of Knights of Pythias and the local Odd Fellows Lodge. His funeral will take place this afternoon at 2 p.m. from the Presbyterian Church."

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GEORGE G. SEDGWICK

George G. Sedgwick was born at Andover, New York, February 13, 1843, and in the
same year his family settled in Illinois. He was admitted to the bar of Ozaukee
county, at Port Washington, in 1874. He first practiced in Kewaunee, Wisconsin,
locating there soon after his admission to the profession. He removed to Manitowoc
January 1, 1880, and remained in practice there till his death.
Mr. Sedgwick was a man of great force with strong mentality and was a man to be
reckoned with by his opponents. He was city attorney for Manitowoc several terms.
He died January 28, 1907. He was a brother of Chief Justice Samuel Sedgwick of
Nebraska.
Bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin"
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, pg 104
George G Sedgwick
115th IL Infantry, Company D
132nd IL Infantry, Company I
Born: February 13, 1843 in Andover, NY
Enlisted: September 2, 1862 as a Sergeant, from Bloomington, IL.
Discharged: February 23, 1863 for disability
Re-entered: 1 June 1864 into Field & Staff, 132nd IL Infantry, Co I
Promotion: 21 June 1864 to Comm. Sergt
Mustered Out: 17 October 1864 at Chicago, IL
1880 Census: WI, Manitowoc County, Manitowoc, Wards 2-4: George Sedgwick, Male, 37, Married, Lawyer, born New York
1885 Soldiers & Sailors of the Late War, Residing in Wisconsin, 1885: G. G. Sed-wick, Sergeant, B 105 IL, Post Office Manitowoc
1890 Veterans Census of Manitowoc County: G. G. Sedgwick, Comm Sgt, 132 IA and 105 IL, Co. D, post office Manitowoc
Der Nord Westen, 29 Nov. 1906: "G.G. Sedgwick, well-known local resident who has been ill recently, suffered a stroke Sunday morning and his left side is paralyzed… He is a veteran of the Civil War."
Died: January 1907 /buried: January 29, 1907
Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Manito-woc, WI
Gravesite: K-16-1
Der Nord Westen, 31 Jan. 1907: "Death Monday morning of George G. Sedgewick after a 2-month illness with heart trouble. Mr. Sedgewick had suffered a stroke on 25 November which paralyzed his left side. At the time it was thought that the end was near, but because over time he slowly im-proved, his actual death was unantici-pated. Mr. Sedgewick was born 13 Feb-ruary 1843 in Andover, New York. That same year he came west with his par-ents and settled in Bloomington, Illi-nois, where he grew up. In 1862 Mr. Sedgewick served in the 115th Illinois Infantry Regiment for a year and re-ceived a medical discharge. In 1864 he reentered the Army, this time with 132nd Illinois Infantry Regiment, and served until the end of the war. After the war he moved to Port Washington and took a post with G.W. Foster to
study law, went to Kewaunee in 1874 and came to Manitowoc in 1880 where he has lived ever since. He was one of our most eminent attorneys. He was a member of the local post of the G.A.R. and was also a member of Knights of Pythias and the local Odd Fellows Lodge. His funeral will take place this afternoon at 2 p.m. from the Presbyterian Church."

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GEORGE G. SEDGWICK

George G. Sedgwick was born at Andover, New York, February 13, 1843, and in the
same year his family settled in Illinois. He was admitted to the bar of Ozaukee
county, at Port Washington, in 1874. He first practiced in Kewaunee, Wisconsin,
locating there soon after his admission to the profession. He removed to Manitowoc
January 1, 1880, and remained in practice there till his death.
Mr. Sedgwick was a man of great force with strong mentality and was a man to be
reckoned with by his opponents. He was city attorney for Manitowoc several terms.
He died January 28, 1907. He was a brother of Chief Justice Samuel Sedgwick of
Nebraska.
Bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin"
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, pg 104


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95219639/george_g-sedgwick: accessed ), memorial page for George G. Sedgwick (13 Feb 1843–29 Jan 1907), Find a Grave Memorial ID 95219639, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Kent Salomon (contributor 901).