William W. Corlett | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWyoming Territory'sat-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 (Delegate) | |
| Preceded by | William Randolph Steele |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Wheeler Downey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1842-04-10)April 10, 1842 |
| Died | July 22, 1890(1890-07-22) (aged 48) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Minerva C. Franklin (m. 1873) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University of Michigan Union Law College |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United StatesUnion |
| Branch/service |  United States ArmyUnion Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1862 1863–1865 |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Unit | 28th Ohio Infantry 87th Ohio Infantry 25th Ohio Independent Light Artillery Battery 3rd Iowa Independent Battery Light Artillery |
| Battles/wars | Civil War |
William Wellington Corlett (April 10, 1842 – July 22, 1890) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a congressional delegate from theTerritory of Wyoming.
Corlett was born inConcord, Ohio on April 10, 1842, a son of William Corlett and Mary Ann (Kneale), who was known as Ann.[1] He attended the schools of Concord and taught school while attending the Willoughby (Ohio) Collegiate Institute, from which he graduated in 1861.[2]
With the outbreak of theCivil War, he enlisted in theUnion Army in 1862 and served in the28th Ohio Infantry and the87th Ohio Infantry (a three-month regiment).[2] He was captured with theregiment at theBattle of Harpers Ferry on September 15, 1862.[3]
After receiving parole, Corlett returned to Ohio, where he taught school in Kirkland andPainesville.[2] Corlett reentered the army with the25th Ohio Independent Light Artillery Battery.[2] He was later placed on detached service with the3rd Iowa Independent Battery Light Artillery. He returned to Ohio in 1865 and mustered out of the army.[2]
He attended law school at theUniversity of Michigan Law School and in July 1866 he graduated fromOhio State and Union Law College inCleveland.[2] He wasadmitted to the bar the same year and became a professor in elementary law at the State University and Law College as well as lecturer at several commercial colleges in Cleveland.[2]
He settled inCheyenne, Wyoming, in 1867, and engaged in the practice of law.[2] During some of the time in Wyoming, his law partner wasJohn Alden Riner, who later served as a federal judge.[2] Corlett was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Delegate to theForty-first Congress in 1869.[2]
He was appointed postmaster of Cheyenne in 1870, a member of the Territorial senate in 1871 and prosecuting attorney of Laramie County from 1872 to 1876.[2]
Corlett was elected as aRepublican a Delegate to theForty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1878.[2]
He resumed the practice of law and in 1879 declined the appointment as chief justice of Wyoming Territory.[3] He served as member of the legislative council from 1880 to 1882.[3]
He died inCheyenne, Wyoming, on July 22, 1890.[2] He was interred at Lakeview Cemetery in Cheyenne.[4]
In 1873, Corlett married Minerva C. Franklin inDes Moines, Iowa.[5] They were the parents of a son, William W. Corlett Jr.[6][7]
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives fromWyoming Territory's at-large congressional district March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | Succeeded by |
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| Oneat-large seat (1890–present) | ||
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