Thaddeus C. Pound

Thaddeus Coleman Pound (December 6, 1832 – November 20 or 21, 1914) was an American businessman from Wisconsin who served in both houses of the Wisconsin legislature, as the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, and as a U.S. Representative (1877–1883). His brother was Albert Pound, who also served in the Wisconsin Assembly. He was the grandfather of poet Ezra Pound.

Thaddeus C. Pound
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 8th district
In office
March 4, 1877  March 3, 1883
Preceded byGeorge W. Cate
Succeeded byWilliam T. Price
10th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
In office
January 3, 1870  January 1, 1872
GovernorLucius Fairchild
Preceded byWyman Spooner
Succeeded byMilton H. Pettit
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Chippewa, Dunn district
In office
January 1, 1869  January 1, 1870
Preceded bySamuel W. Hunt
Succeeded byJedediah W. Granger
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire district
In office
January 1, 1866  January 1, 1868
Preceded byFrancis R. Church
Succeeded by
  • Samuel W. Hunt
  • for Chippewa and Dunn
  • Horace W. Barnes
  • for Eau Claire and Pepin
In office
January 1, 1864  January 1, 1865
Preceded byWilliam H. Smith
Succeeded byFrancis R. Church
Personal details
Born
Thaddeus Coleman Pound

(1832-12-06)December 6, 1832
Elk Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania
DiedNovember 21, 1914(1914-11-21) (aged 81)
Chicago, Illinois
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Relatives
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