Henry M. Billings

Henry M. Billings
Henry M. Billings
Member of the Wisconsin Senate; from the 5th district
	In office; June 5, 1848 – January 1, 1849
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Montgomery M. Cothren
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the Iowa 1st district
	In office; January 1, 1858 – January 1, 1859
Preceded by	Ephraim Knowlton
Succeeded by	Gardner C. Meigs
Member of the House of Representatives of the Wisconsin Territory from Iowa County
	In office; November 26, 1838 – December 7, 1840 Serving with Russel Baldwin, John W. Blackstone, Thomas Jenkins, & Charles Bracken
Preceded by	William Boyles, Daniel M. Parkinson, Thomas McKnight, Thomas Shanley, James P. Cox, & James Collins
Succeeded by	Francis J. Dunn, Ephraim F. Ogden, Daniel M. Parkinson, & David Newland
Personal details
Born	May 16, 1806; Schaghticoke, New York
Died	February 6, 1862 (aged 55); Avoca, Wisconsin
Cause of death	Accidental death
Resting place	Calvary Cemetery, Cobb, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Ann Bray (died 1906)
Children	John Henry Billings; (b. 1847; died 1932); William Noble Billings; (b. 1852; died 1923); Frank Billings; (b. 1854; died 1932); Mary Ella (Ferguson); (b. 1861; died 1938);
Occupation	Farmer

Henry Mortimer Billings (May 16, 1806 – February 6, 1862) was an American farmer and pioneer of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He was a member of the first session of the Wisconsin State Senate and later served in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Iowa County.

Biography

Born in Schaghticoke, New York, Billings moved to Galena, Illinois, in 1828 and then to Michigan Territory settling in Iowa County. In 1838, Billings served in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives. In 1848, he served in the first session of the Wisconsin State Senate and later represented Iowa County in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1858.^[1]

Billings was dragged to death in a sleigh accident near his home in Avoca.^[2]^[3] He is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Cobb.

↑ Iowa County Fair Board of Directors Archived 2008-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Death of H. M. Billings". The Monroe Sentinel. February 12, 1862. p. 3. Retrieved May 18, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Death of Col. Billings". The Daily Milwaukee News. February 17, 1862. p. 2. Retrieved May 18, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Statement of the State Board of Canvassers". Wisconsin State Journal. December 3, 1861. p. 2. Retrieved April 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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