Lucien B. Caswell
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWisconsin's1st district
In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891
Preceded by	John Winans
Succeeded by	Clinton Babbitt
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWisconsin's2nd district
In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883
Preceded by	Gerry Whiting Hazelton
Succeeded by	Daniel H. Sumner
Member of theWisconsin State Assembly from theJefferson 3rd district
In office January 5, 1874 – January 4, 1875
Preceded by	James W. Ostrander
Succeeded by	James W. Ostrander
In office January 1, 1872 – January 6, 1873
Preceded by	Nelson Fryer
Succeeded by	James W. Ostrander
In office January 5, 1863 – January 4, 1864
Preceded by	William W. Reed
Succeeded by	Joseph Powers
District Attorney ofJefferson County, Wisconsin
In office January 1, 1855 – January 5, 1857
Preceded by	William Dutcher
Succeeded by	Daniel Hall
Personal details
Born	November 27, 1827 Swanton, Vermont, U.S.
Died	April 26, 1919(1919-04-26) (aged 91) Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Evergreen Cemetery,Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Anna (Rogers)[1]
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Lucien Bonaparte Caswell (November 27, 1827 – April 26, 1919) was anAmerican lawyer andRepublican politician. He served 14 years in theUnited States House of Representatives between 1875 and 1891, representing parts of southeastWisconsin.

Lucien Bonaparte Caswell was born inSwanton, Vermont, on November 27, 1827. When he was nine, he moved with his family to the frontierWisconsin Territory and settled along theRock River, just south ofLake Koshkonong. Caswell attendedMilton Academy and took a course atBeloit College inBeloit. He began to study law in Beloit with the practice of future United States SenatorMatthew H. Carpenter. Caswell was admitted to the bar in October 1851. He moved toFort Atkinson later that year, where he opened a law practice.^[2]

In 1854, Caswell was appointed thedistrict attorney ofJefferson County. Caswell was elected to theWisconsin State Assembly in 1863, 1872, and 1874. He founded the First National Bank of Fort Atkinson in 1863 and served as cashier for twenty-five years.^[3] He was with GovernorLouis P. Harvey on his fatal trip to visit Wisconsin troops inTennessee. Caswell was selected as a delegate to the1868 Republican National Convention and supportedUlysses S. Grant.^[2]

Caswell served seven terms in theUnited States House of Representatives as aRepublican. He was first elected in 1874 to the44th Congress, defeating Democrat Amasa G. Cook by 217 votes. He representedWisconsin's 2nd congressional district, covering Columbia, Dane, Jefferson, and Sauk counties.^[4] Caswell was subsequently elected to the45th,46th and47th Congresses serving from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1883. In 1885, he founded the Citizens' State Bank of Fort Atkinson. He was once again elected to the49th and subsequent congresses through to the51st Congress however this time representingWisconsin's 1st congressional district from March 4, 1885, to March 3, 1891. As a representative, he was active in establishing the Federal appeals court system and overseeing the construction of theLibrary of Congress. Caswell was defeated in the Republican primaries in 1890 by state senatorHenry Allen Cooper, who was defeated in the general election byClinton Babbitt.

After his time in Congress, Caswell returned to Fort Atkinson to practice law. He died there on April 26, 1919, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.^[5]

• Lucien B. Caswell's Reminiscences An archival collection documenting the life of Lucien B. Caswell, digitized by theUniversity of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center.

• United States Congress."Caswell, Lucien Bonaparte (id: C000245)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Lucien Bonaparte Caswell atFind a Grave

• 1827 births
• 1919 deaths
• People from Swanton (town), Vermont
• Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
• People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War
• Beloit College alumni
• Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin
• People from Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
• 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature
• 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives

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