Joel F. Nason

Joel F. Nason
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 24th district
In office January 5, 1885 – January 7, 1889
Preceded by	James Hill
Succeeded by	Charles Simeon Taylor
County Clerk of Polk County, Wisconsin
In office January 5, 1866 – January 1, 1872
Preceded by	Charles H. Staples
Succeeded by	William J. Vincent
Personal details
Born	(1827-08-31)August 31, 1827 Crawford, Maine, U.S.
Died	December 3, 1908(1908-12-03) (aged 81) Osceola, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Ramsey Cemetery, Osceola, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Bethiah Hanscom ​ (died 1862)​ Mary Ann Godfrey ​ (died 1885)​ Fannie Field ​ (m. 1887⁠–⁠1908)​
Children	at least 7
Occupation	Farmer

Joel Foster Nason (August 31, 1827 – December 3, 1908) was an American farmer, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing the northwest corner of the state in the 1885 and 1887 sessions.

Biography

Joel Nason was born on August 31, 1827, in Crawford, Maine.[1] He had little education in his early years, but attended an academy in Monson, Maine, and worked as a teacher before moving to the west.[2]

He came to Wisconsin in April 1850 and settled at St. Croix Falls where he initially worked as a lumberman before cultivating a farm. He served as a county commissioner from 1861 to 1863, and was elected county clerk in 1865, 1867, and 1869.[1] He was appointed receiver at the United States General Land Office in St. Croix Falls in 1871, and was re-appointed in 1875, 1879, and 1883.[1]

In 1884, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate running on the Republican Party ticket. He represented the 24th State Senate district, which then-comprised most of northwestern Wisconsin—Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, St. Croix, and Washburn counties—and served in the 1885 and 1887 sessions of the Legislature.[1]

He died in 1908 at Osceola, Wisconsin.[3]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Senate (1884)

Wisconsin Senate, 24th District Election, 1884[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
General Election, November 8, 1884
	Republican	Joel F. Nason	5,785	61.37%	−2.77%
	Democratic	Reuben F. Little	3,641	38.63%
Plurality			2,144	22.75%	-5.54%
Total votes			9,426	100.0%	+47.86%
	Republican hold

References

1. Heg, James E., ed. (1885). "Biographical Sketches" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 423. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
2. Williams, J. Fletcher (1881). "St. Croix Falls". History of Washington County and the St. Croix Valley. North Star Publishing Co. p. 299. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
3. "Nason, Joel Foster". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved March 9, 2022.

External links

• Joel Foster Nason at Find a Grave

Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by James Hill	Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 24th district January 5, 1885 – January 7, 1889	Succeeded by Charles Simeon Taylor
Political offices
Preceded by Charles H. Staples	County Clerk of Polk County, Wisconsin January 5, 1866 – January 1, 1872	Succeeded by William J. Vincent