Peter Daane

19th century American politician
Peter Daane
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Sheboygan 3rd district
In office
January 6, 1873 – January 5, 1874
Preceded byMajor Shaw
Succeeded byLouis Wolf
Personal details
Born(1835-03-26)March 26, 1835
Westkapelle, Zeeland, Netherlands
DiedJanuary 7, 1914(1914-01-07) (aged 78)
Oostburg, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeOostburg Cemetery, Cedar Grove, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Susanna Eernisse
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​
(m. 1854; died 1896)​
  • Anna Pieternella Back (née Faas)
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    ​
    (m. 1897⁠–⁠1914)​
    • Children
    • Suzanna (DeMunck)
    • (b. 1855; died 1927)
    • Nellie (Hundling)
    • (b. 1858; died 1943)
    • Peter J. Daane
    • (b. 1860; died 1941)
    • Aplonia (Zuurmond)
    • (b. 1862; died 1946)
    • Jacob Peter Daane
    • (b. 1864; died 1937)
    • Elizabeth (Theune)
    • (b. 1869; died 1935)
    • Matthew Daane
    • (b. 1871; died 1958)
    • Harry A. Daane
    • (b. 1877; died 1936)
    Military service
    AllegianceUnited States
    Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
    Union Army
    Years of service1862–1865
    Rank1st Lieutenant, USV
    Unit27th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
    Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

    Peter Daane (March 26, 1835 – January 7, 1914) was a Dutch American immigrant, businessman, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing southern Sheboygan County during the 1873 session.

    Biography

    Peter Daane was born in Westkapelle, Zeeland, in the Netherlands. As a child in 1842, he emigrated with his family to the United States and settled at Pultneyville, New York. In 1847, they moved west to Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory, then north to Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, where they settled on a farm in the town of Holland. Daane was educated in the public schools of New York and Wisconsin and went to work as a merchant.[1]

    In the second year of the American Civil War, Daane volunteered for service in the Union Army and was enrolled as a sergeant in Company F in the 27th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. He was later promoted to first sergeant, and was commissioned first lieutenant in July 1864.[2] Daane served with the regiment in the western theater of the war, participating in the Vicksburg campaign and campaigns in Alabama and Arkansas.[3]

    After the war, Daane served as assessor of the town of Holland and chairman of the Holland Town Board. In 1873, Daane served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Republican.[1] In 1879, Daane bought a mill, elevator, and lumberyard in Oostburg, Wisconsin. He also served as postmaster of Oostburg, Wisconsin. Daane died in Oostburg, Wisconsin of a heart ailment.[4]

    Electoral history

    Wisconsin Assembly (1872)

    Wisconsin Assembly, Sheboygan 3rd District Election, 1872[1]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    General Election, November 4, 1872
    Republican Peter Daane 1,140 60.74% +10.45%
    Democratic Josiah Platt 737 39.26%
    Plurality 403 21.47% +20.90%
    Total votes 1,877 100.0% +51.98%
    Republican hold

    References

    1. ^ a b c "Official Directory". The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1873. p. 453. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
    2. ^ "Twenty-Seventh Regiment Infantry". Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861–1865 (Report). Vol. 2. Office of the Adjutant General of Wisconsin. 1886. p. 353. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
    3. ^ Quiner, Edwin B. (1866). "Regimental History–Twenty-Seventh Infantry". The Military History of Wisconsin. Clarke & Co. pp. 760–766. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
    4. ^ "Peter Daane Is Dead". Sheboygan Press. January 8, 1914. pp. 1, 5.
    Wisconsin State Assembly
    Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Sheboygan 3rd district
    January 6, 1873 – January 5, 1874     		Succeeded by