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Member of the Wisconsin State Senate
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Biography
Introduction
Joseph Gilbert Thorp (April 28, 1812 – January 13, 1895) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.
Biography
Thorp was born on April 28, 1812 in Butternuts, New York. Later, he moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He died in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1895.
Thorps's daughter, Sara Chapman Bull, was married to Ole Bull. His son, Joseph G. Thorp, Jr., was married to a daughter of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Thorp, Wisconsin was named for him.
Senate career
Thorp represented the 32nd District of the Senate from 1866 to 1867 and the 30th District from 1872 to 1873. He was a Republican.