Joel C. Squires

Joel C. Squires
Joel C. Squires
3rd Bank Comptroller of Wisconsin
	In office; January 4, 1858 – January 2, 1860
Governor	Alexander Randall
Preceded by	William M. Dennis
Succeeded by	Gysbert Van Steenwyk Sr.
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
	In office; January 3, 1853 – May 1, 1853
Preceded by	John Sharpstein
Succeeded by	James Wilson Seaton
Constituency	16th district
	In office; January 5, 1852 – January 3, 1853
Preceded by	John H. Rountree
Succeeded by	Duncan Reed
Constituency	6th district
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the Grant 1st district
	In office; January 3, 1870 – January 2, 1871
Preceded by	Joseph Harris
Succeeded by	Joseph Harris
Personal details
Born	December 11, 1819; Vienna Township, Ohio, U.S.
Died	March 3, 1889 (aged 69); Platteville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Greenwood Cemetery, Platteville, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Caroline M. Banfill (m. 1850⁠–⁠1918)
Children	Laura E. (Hendershot); (b. 1850; died 1920); George Utley Squires; (b. 1852; died 1855); Elizabeth E. (Washburn); (b. 1856; died 1939); Deforest Squires; (b. 1859; died 1861); Emily Theresa Squires; (b. 1869; died 1871);

Joel Cook Squires (December 11, 1819 – March 3, 1889) was an American carpenter, miner, Wisconsin pioneer, and Democratic politician. He was elected as the 3rd Bank Comptroller of Wisconsin, and also served in the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly, representing Grant County.

Background

Squires was born in Vienna Township, Ohio, on December 11, 1819, and attended the public schools.^[1] He came to Wisconsin in 1838 and settled in the Platteville area in 1841.^[1] He died at his home in Platteville on March 3, 1889.^[2]

Public service

Squires was Clerk of the Grant County Board of Supervisors for 1849, 1850 and 1851; he was Clerk of the Circuit Court in 1851 and 1852.^[1] At that time a resident of Lancaster, Squires was elected to the State Senate from the Sixth District for the 1852 session. Squires, a Democrat, succeeded Whig John H. Rountree. At the time of election, he was 31 years of age and had been in Wisconsin for twelve years; he listed his occupation as "carpenter".^[3]

After the Senate was re-apportioned and the Sixth District was shifted from the region around Platteville and the surrounding region to the Milwaukee area, Squires was succeeded by fellow Democrat Duncan Reed in the Sixth District, but was elected to the succeeding one-year term in the new Sixteenth District. On May 1, 1853, he resigned from the Senate; fellow Democrat James Wilson Seaton of Potosi was elected to fill his seat.^[4]

He served as Register of the United States Land Office at Mineral Point, from 1853 to 1857, until he was elected the State of Wisconsin's Bank Comptroller (at that time an elected position), serving through the end of 1859.^[5] He sought re-election in 1860, but was defeated by Republican Gysbert Van Steenwyk Sr.

In the Assembly

In 1870, now living in Platteville and working as a miner, he was elected for a single year term from the first Grant County Assembly district (the Towns of Hazel Green, Smeltzer and Platteville), succeeding Republican Joseph Harris. He received 465 votes to 437 for Republican William E. Carter (Harris was not a candidate).^[6] He ran for re-election in 1871, but lost to Harris by 295 votes to 567 for Harris.^[7]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Bank Comptroller (1857, 1859)

Wisconsin Bank Comptroller Election, 1857^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
General Election, November 3, 1857
	Democratic	Joel C. Squires	44,859	50.47%
	Republican	J. P. McGregor	44,024	49.53%
Plurality			835	0.94%
Total votes			88,883	100.0%
	Democratic hold

Wisconsin Bank Comptroller Election, 1859^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
General Election, November 8, 1859
	Republican	Gysbert Van Steenwyk Sr.	59,697	53.03%	+3.50%
	Democratic	Joel C. Squires (incumbent)	52,880	46.97%	-3.50%
Plurality			6,817	6.06%	+5.12%
Total votes			112,577	100.0%	+26.66%
	Republican gain from Democratic

Wisconsin Assembly (1869, 1870)

Wisconsin Assembly, Grant 1st District Election, 1869^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
General Election, November 2, 1869
	Democratic	Joel C. Squires	465	51.55%
	Republican	William E. Carter	437	48.45%
Plurality			28	3.10%
Total votes			902	100.0%
	Democratic gain from Republican

Wisconsin Assembly, Grant 1st District Election, 1870^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
General Election, November 8, 1870
	Republican	Joseph Harris	567	65.78%	+17.33%
	Democratic	Joel C. Squires (incumbent)	295	34.22%	-17.33%
Plurality			272	31.55%	+28.45%
Total votes			862	100.0%	-4.43%
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

1 2 3 "Democratic State Legislature: Grant County". The Daily Milwaukee News. February 20, 1870. p. 2. Retrieved June 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Joel C. Squires". The Weekly Wisconsin. March 9, 1889. p. 7. Retrieved June 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Members and Officers of the Senate" (PDF). Manual for the use of the Assembly of the State of Wisconsin for the year 1853 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1853. p. 85. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
↑ The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin; Comprising Jefferson's Manual, Rules, Forms and Laws for the Regulation of Business; also, lists and tables for reference Tenth Annual Edition. Madison: Atwood and Culver, State Printers, Journal Block, 1871; p. 191
↑ The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin; Comprising Jefferson's Manual, Rules, Forms and Laws, for the Regulation of Business; also, lists and tables for reference Ninth Annual Edition. Madison: Atwood and Rublee, State Printers, Journal Block, 1870; p. 250
1 2 "Official Directory" (PDF). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1870. p. 362. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
1 2 "Official Directory" (PDF). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1871. p. 376. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
↑ "Official State Canvass". Janesville Gazette. December 17, 1857. Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "The Result of the State Canvass". Wisconsin State Journal. December 3, 1859. p. 1. Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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[Grant-1] 1 2 3 "Democratic State Legislature: Grant County". The Daily Milwaukee News. February 20, 1870. p. 2. Retrieved June 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Joel C. Squires". The Weekly Wisconsin. March 9, 1889. p. 7. Retrieved June 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Members and Officers of the Senate" (PDF). Manual for the use of the Assembly of the State of Wisconsin for the year 1853 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1853. p. 85. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

[4] The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin; Comprising Jefferson's Manual, Rules, Forms and Laws for the Regulation of Business; also, lists and tables for reference Tenth Annual Edition. Madison: Atwood and Culver, State Printers, Journal Block, 1871; p. 191

[5] The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin; Comprising Jefferson's Manual, Rules, Forms and Laws, for the Regulation of Business; also, lists and tables for reference Ninth Annual Edition. Madison: Atwood and Rublee, State Printers, Journal Block, 1870; p. 250

[1870bio-6] 1 2 "Official Directory" (PDF). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1870. p. 362. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

[1871bio-7] 1 2 "Official Directory" (PDF). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1871. p. 376. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

[8] "Official State Canvass". Janesville Gazette. December 17, 1857. Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "The Result of the State Canvass". Wisconsin State Journal. December 3, 1859. p. 1. Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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