BIOGRAPHIES:  William H. HUNTINGTON, Durand, Pepin Co., WI

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William H. Huntington, editor of the "Courier," Durand, was born in
Malone, Franklin county, N. Y., May 8, 1848, a son of Daniel N. and
Maria (Hascall) Huntington, natives of Rochester, Vt., and Ticonderoga,
N. Y., respectively.  All that is known of his ancestors is that they
originally came from England and settled in Massachusetts, where they
have lived for several generations.  William H. received but a common-
school education, and on leaving school entered the office of the
Malone "Palladium," and served there as a printer three years, then
went to Barton, Vt., but remained there a short time only, when he came
west to La Crosse, Wis., and worked on the La Crosse "Republican" for
two years, then went steamboating up the Chippewa river, making his
headquarters at Durand.  He continued in this occupation two years,
then came to Wabasha, Minn., and bought a half interest in the Wabasha
"Herald."  A short time later he bought the Durand "Times," and
conducted this paper three years, then sold out and established the
Durand "Courier," and was proprietor of that paper the following eight
years.  The next five years he was not engaged in active business, but
at the end of that time, being tired of retired life, he bought the
"Courier" back, and has continued the publication of this paper ever
since, and is a very influential man in the advocacy of the republican
party, on which ticket he was a candidate for assemblyman from this
district in 1881, but was defeated by George Tarrant, independent, but
in the next election he had no opposition and held the office one term.
He has been prominently connected with the official life of Durand ever
since his residence, and especially since it has been granted a city
charter.  He is a member of several lodges, the K. of P., I. O. O. F.
and A. O. U. W.

Mr. Huntington married, June 24, 1872, Miss Jane, daughter of George
and Amelia Ecklor, natives of Pennsylvania, and three children were
born to this union:  Nellie and Lucy, both called away to their last
rest early in life, and Amelia, living at home.

-Transcribed from the "Historical & Biographical Album of the Chippewa
Valley Wisconsin, 1891-2," pages 753-754.


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