13 Facts About Theodore Prentiss

Theodore Prentiss was an American lawyer, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer.

Theodore Prentiss attended the University of Vermont, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1844.

Theodore Prentiss moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory, in the Fall of 1844, and finally settled at Watertown the following February.

Theodore Prentiss practiced law in Watertown and became involved in the work of organizing a state government.

Theodore Prentiss was one of only three people to be elected as a delegate to both Wisconsin constitutional conventions.

Theodore Prentiss served as a member of the Watertown City Council for several years, and was elected to a final term as mayor in 1871.

Theodore Prentiss was one of twelve children born to Samuel Prentiss and his wife Lucretia.

Samuel Theodore Prentiss served two terms as United States Senator from Vermont and was then appointed United States district judge for the District of Vermont, serving until his death.

John Holmes Theodore Prentiss served as a US congressman from New York.

The Theodore Prentiss family were descendants of Captain Thomas Prentice, who emigrated from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1640s and served as a captain during King Philip's War.

On December 4,1855, Theodore Prentiss married Martha Jane Perry.

Theodore Prentiss died on August 3,1906, in Watertown, after a disease of several months.

Theodore Prentiss was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Watertown.