Gabriel Bouck
| Gabriel Bouck | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 6th district |
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In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 |
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| Preceded by | Alanson M. Kimball |
| Succeeded by | Richard W. Guenther |
| Attorney General of Wisconsin | |
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In office January 4, 1858 – January 2, 1860 |
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| Preceded by | William Rudolph Smith |
| Succeeded by | James Henry Howe |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly | |
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In office 1860 1874 |
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December 16, 1828 Fultonham, New York |
| Died | February 21, 1904 (aged 75) Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Democratic |
Gabriel Bouck (December 16, 1828 – February 21, 1904) was a member of the United States House of Representatives (1877–1881) from Wisconsin. He also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and as the state's attorney general.
He was born of Dutch ancestry, in Fultonham, Schoharie County, New York the son of William C. Bouck and Catherine Lawyer and was the fourth of eight children. Bouck lived at Bouck's Island. His siblings were James Madison; Joseph William, born on October 27, 1809; Christian, born on May 14, 1818; Charles, born on September 9, 1829; Catherine, born on July 11, 1820, married Erskine Danforth; Caroline, married Dr. Volney Danforth; and Anna, born on December 29, 1814, married Lyman Sanford.
His father, William C. Bouck, was elected Governor of New York in 1842 and his uncle, Joseph Bouck, was elected to the House of Representatives from the state of New York serving in the 22nd United States Congress from 1831 to 1833.
Gabriel Bouck was prepared for college at the Schoharie and Albany Academies. He graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York with Phi Beta Kappa honors and membership in The Kappa Alpha Society, in the class of 1847 and studied law in the offices of Daniel S. Dickson at Binghamton, New York. Bouck moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1848 he was admitted to the bar. In 1849, he moved to Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin to practice law. The 1860 Census listed him as a resident of Oshkosh’s third ward.
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