Eugene Kincaid Felt (April 11, 1838, in Webster, New York – July 21, 1915[1]) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly a lower part of Wisconsin Legislature.
Biography
editFelt was born on April 11, 1838, in Webster, New York.[2] He would attend Beloit College before working as a farmer in Newark, Wisconsin. On May 16, 1861, Felt married Libbie Morris.[3] They would have eight children, including Dorr Felt, inventor of the comptometer.
Political career
editFelt was a member of the Assembly from 1872 to 1873.[4] Additionally, he chaired the town board (similar to city council) of Newark and was a county supervisor of Rock County, Wisconsin. In 1888, he was a delegate to the Kansas State Republican Convention.
References
edit- ^ "Eugene Kincaid Felt (1838-1915)". Find A Grave. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ THE LEGISLATIVE MANUAL OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN (11th ed.). Madison, Wis. 1872. p. 456.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ THE HISTORY OF ROCK COUNTY, WISCONSIN. Chicago: Western Historical Company. 1879. p. 771.
- ^ "Dorr Eugene Felt (1862-1930)". History of Computers. Retrieved 2015-12-28.