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Gabriel Bouck
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWisconsin's6th district
In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881
Preceded by	Alanson M. Kimball
Succeeded by	Richard W. Guenther
6th Attorney General of Wisconsin
In office January 1, 1858 – January 1, 1860
Governor	Alexander Randall
Preceded by	William Rudolph Smith
Succeeded by	James Henry Howe
24th Speaker of theWisconsin Assembly
In office January 14, 1874 – January 13, 1875
Preceded by	Henry D. Barron
Succeeded by	Frederick W. Horn
Member of theWisconsin State Assembly from theWinnebago 1st district
In office January 1, 1874 – January 1, 1875
Preceded by	Thomas Wall
Succeeded by	Asa Rogers
In office January 1, 1860 – January 1, 1861
Preceded by	Richard P. Eighme
Succeeded by	Philetus Sawyer
Personal details
Born	(1828-12-16)December 16, 1828 Fultonham, New York, U.S.
Died	February 21, 1904(1904-02-21) (aged 75) Oshkosh,Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Riverside Cemetery Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S.
Party	Democratic
Parents	William C. Bouck (father) Catherine Lawyer (mother)
Relatives	Joseph Bouck (uncle)
Alma mater	Union College
Profession	lawyer, politician
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Volunteers Union Army
Years of service	1861–1864
Rank	Colonel, USV
Commands	18th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War Manassas campaign First Battle of Bull Run Second Battle of Corinth Vicksburg campaign Battle of Port Gibson Battle of Champion Hill Siege of Vicksburg

Gabriel Bouck (December 16, 1828 – February 21, 1904) was an American lawyer,Democratic politician, andWisconsin pioneer. He represented Wisconsin in theUnited States House of Representatives for two terms. He also served as Wisconsin's 6thAttorney General and was the 24thspeaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly. During theAmerican Civil War he served as aUnion Army officer.

He was born inFultonham,Schoharie County, New York, the fourth of eight children ofWilliam C. Bouck and Catherine Lawyer. Bouck lived atBouck's Island. His siblings were James Madison; Joseph William, born on October 27, 1809; Christian, born on May 14, 1818; Charles, born on September 9, 1829; Catherine, born on July 11, 1820, married Erskine Danforth; Caroline, married Dr. Volney Danforth; and Anna, born on December 29, 1814, married Lyman Sanford.

His father,William C. Bouck, was electedGovernor of New York in 1842 and his uncle,Joseph Bouck, was elected to the House of Representatives from the state ofNew York serving in the22nd United States Congress from 1831 to 1833.

Gabriel Bouck prepared for college at Schoharie Academy andThe Albany Academy. In 1847, he graduated fromUnion College withPhi Beta Kappa honors and membership in theKappa Alpha Society. Hestudied law in theBinghamton, New York, offices ofDaniel S. Dickinson. Bouck moved toMilwaukee,Wisconsin, in 1848, where he attainedadmission to the bar. In 1849, he moved toOshkosh, inWinnebago County, Wisconsin, to practice law. The1860 Census listed him as a resident of Oshkosh's third ward.

Gabriel served in theUnion Army during theAmerican Civil War. In the first month of the war, he helped to raise Company E of the2nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment with volunteers fromOshkosh, and was chosen to serve ascaptain of that company. This unit was a part of the famousIron Brigade attached to theArmy of the Potomac.

After a year with the 2nd Wisconsin, he accepted a promotion tocolonel of the18th Wisconsin Infantry on April 29, 1862, succeeding ColonelJames S. Alban—who had been killed at theBattle of Shiloh. It was with some reluctance that Bouck accepted this assignment when it was offered by GovernorAlexander Randall; he was strongly encouraged to do so by fellow Wisconsin officerEdward S. Bragg. Bouck led the 18th Wisconsin through two years of campaigning in thewestern theater of the war, serving in theArmy of the Tennessee underUlysses S. Grant andWilliam Tecumseh Sherman. He resigned from service on January 4, 1864, and returned to Oshkosh.

Following the war, he stayed active in military endeavors, founding twoGrand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) posts. He also formed the 2nd Company of theWisconsin National Guard on March 25, 1876, serving as its captain.

Bouck was an active and loyal member of theDemocratic Party, and was elected on the Democratic ticket asAttorney General of Wisconsin serving from 1858 to 1860. He also served two terms in theWisconsin State Assembly, in 1860 and 1874, serving the last year as speaker. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions of1868 and1872.

Bouck was defeated in his first run for theUnited States Congress, in 1874, but in 1876 was elected to theUnited States House of Representatives, receiving 20,623 votes to hisRepublican opponent,Alanson M. Kimball's 17,847. He served in the45th United States Congress, representingWisconsin's 6th congressional district and was reelected to the46th Congress as well. His greatest political ambition was to be electedGovernor of Wisconsin, the same office held by his father in the state of New York. He was defeated for reelection to the47th Congress in 1880 by RepublicanRichard Guenther.

He resumed his law practice in Oshkosh and for many years was head of Bouck & Hilton Attorneys at Law. After four months of being confined to his room at the Athearn Hotel in Oshkosh, he died there on Sunday morning at 2:45 a.m., February 21, 1904. According to his obituary, death was the result of general debility due to old age. He was 76 years old. His funeral was held at the Masonic Temple of Oshkosh Lodge No. 27. and he is buried in Oshkosh.

• United States Congress."Gabriel Bouck (id: B000658)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Gabriel Bouck Photo & Bio – Oshkosh Public Museum
• Gabriel Bouck Obituary – New York Times
• Gabriel Bouck Obituary – The Stevens Point Journal, Stevens Point, WI
• Excerpt from "History of the Fox River Valley Lake Winnebago and the Green Bay Region"; Hon. William A. Titus, Editor
• Oshkosh Daily Northwestern via the Wisconsin Historical Society
• Benjamin Perley Poore (1878).The Political Register and Congressional Directory. Houghton, Osgood and Company. p. 483.gabriel bouck.

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