Lafayette M. Sturdevant

American politician (1856–1923)

Lafayette M. Sturdevant

18th Attorney General of Wisconsin
In office January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907
Preceded by	Emmett R. Hicks
Succeeded by	Frank L. Gilbert
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office 1899–1903

Personal details
Born	Lafayette Monroe Sturdevant (1856-09-17)September 17, 1856 Chandlers Valley, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	August 25, 1923(1923-08-25) (aged 66) Quincy, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Occupation	Politician, lawyer

Lafayette Monroe Sturdevant (September 17, 1856^[1] – August 25, 1923^[2]^[3]) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 18th Attorney General of Wisconsin from 1903 to 1907.

Born in Chandlers Valley, Pennsylvania in Warren County, Sturdevant and his family settled in Clark County, Wisconsin. There, Sturdevant taught school and studied law. After being admitted to the Wisconsin bar in 1878, he practiced law and was elected District Attorney of Clark County. In 1899–1903, he served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was Wisconsin Attorney General from 1903–1907.^[4] After serving as private counsel to Wisconsin Governor James O. Davidson, Sturdevant resumed his law practice. Sturdevant died suddenly in a hospital in Quincy, Illinois, while visiting family and friends.^[5]

Notes

^ Index to Politicians: Stuart-hale to Styza. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on January 22, 2016.
^ 'Marshfield Herald,' (Marshfield, Wisconsin), September 6, 1923, p. 4, col. 3, The death of Lafayette Sturdevant in Quincy, Illinois
^ Illinois Statewide Death Index, certificate number#2010424 filed on August 27, 1923
^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1905,' Biographical Sketch of Lafayette M. Sturdevant, pg. 1071
^ 'Atty. L. M. Sturdevant, This City, Dies Suddenly at Quincy, Ill.,' Eau Claire Leader, August 26, 1923, p.14