Matthew H. Carpenter
(December 22, 1824 — February 24, 1881) Carpenter was an American politician and lawyer. Matthew Hale Carpenter was born Decatur Merritt Hammond Carpenter, in Washington County, Vermont. He was admitted to the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1843 and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1847 and practiced law in Boston, Massachusetts for one year before moving to Wisconsin. In 1848, Carpenter changed his name and became known as Matthew Hale Carpenter. Leading up to the Civil War, Carpenter was part of the Douglas wing of the Democratic Party but later ran as a Republican. He served in the United States Senate from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1875.
[Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000122]
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Wisconsin Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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