Milton Stapp (July 14, 1792 – August 2, 1869) was an American politician who served as the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Indiana from 1828 to 1831.[1]
Milton Stapp | |
|---|---|
| 5th Lieutenant Governor of Indiana | |
| In office December 3, 1828 – December 7, 1831 | |
| Governor | James B. Ray |
| Preceded by | John H. Thompson |
| Succeeded by | David Wallace |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 14, 1792 Scott County, Kentucky |
| Died | August 2, 1869 (aged 77) Galveston, Texas |
| Political party | Independent, Whig |
Stapp was born in Kentucky. Settling in Madison, Indiana, Stapp worked as a shopkeeper. He served in the War of 1812 and attained the rank of general. He was elected to the Indiana Senate and became president pro tempore of the state senate in 1825. From 1828 to 1831, he served as Lieutenant Governor under James B. Ray. He later became a member of the Whig Party. He succeeded Moody Park to become the second mayor of Madison, serving from 1850-53. As Mayor, he was known to arrest citizens on the streets unaided. In 1853, he bought a Madison newspaper, the Banner. He also served as the state Canal Commissioner and the state Late Fund Commissioner.[2][3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Lt. Governor: Previous Lt. Governors". In.gov. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
- ^ Woollen, William Wesley (December 1966). "Biographical and Historical Sketches of Early Indiana". Indiana Magazine of History. 62 (4): 277–304. JSTOR 27789353.
- ^ Hendricks, W. P. (1889). Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington.
- ^ Indiana (1919). Year Book of the State of Indiana.
- ^ Report of Milton Stapp, Esq., Late Fund Commissioner of Indiana, to the General Assembly December. Dowling and Cole. 1841.