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Carpenter, Matthew H

lawyer, jurist, United States senator, was born Dec. 22, 1824, in Moretown, Vt. He was for several years a district attorney for the state of Wisconsin, and practiced his profession before the supreme court of the United States. He was elected a senator in congress from Wisconsin for the term commencing in 1869 and ending in 1875, serving on the committees on the judiciary, patents, and revision of laws; and also served as president pro tem of the senate. He was again elected United States senator in 1878 for the term ending in 1885. He died Feb. 24, 1881, in Washington, D. C.