William D. Hoard

William Dempster Hoard ( born October 10, 1836 in Stockbridge, New York, † November 22, 1918 ) was an American politician ( Republican) and from 1889 to 1891 the 16th Governor of Wisconsin.

Early years and rise in Wisconsin

William Hoard attended the local schools of his home and was then trained as a Methodist pastor. But he was not acting as a preacher. In 1857 he came to Oak Grove in Wisconsin. In Dodge County, he worked until 1861 on various farms in the area. During the Civil War he was at times a military musician.

After the war, Hoard first tried to make a living in various industries. Finally, he had success with the creation of the weekly " Hoard 's Dairyman ". This sheet was soon one of the largest and most influential newspapers in the rural Midwest. In addition, Hoard was appointed Justice of the Peace in Lake Mills and received in 1872 a job in the administration of the State Senate. In 1880 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention, was nominated for the James A. Garfield as a presidential candidate.

Governor of Wisconson

In 1888, William Hoard was elected as the new governor of Wisconsin: With 49.5 percent of the vote he won ( 43.8 percent) before the Democrats James Morgan. In his two-year tenure, he advocated mainly for agriculture and in this case particularly for the dairy farmers. At the time, created a new government department (Office of Dairy and Food Commissioner), which dealt with the dairy and food production. In the education policy of compulsory education for at least 60 days a year for children was introduced in five years. Also, from now on, all subjects are taught in English. Until then, the school was partly held in German or Norwegian, because the population share of these groups in Wisconsin was very high. With this Act, Hoard made ​​unpopular with many citizens, which led to being voted out in 1890. Therefore, he had to give up his post on January 5, 1891.

Further CV

After the end of his tenure, Hoard devoted his newspaper again and continued to support the dairy farmers. He was co-founder of a corresponding interest group ( Northwestern Dairymen 's Association ). Later, he was also a member of the National Farmers Congress and a nationwide association of milk producers. William Hoard was also the Board of Trustees of the University of Wisconsin. He died in November 1918. Together with his wife Agnes E. Bragg he had three children.

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