The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-10-24
Well Known Resident of the City Died
at His Home on Wisconsin
Street Monday Morning.
HAD BEEN ILL FOR SOME YEARS.
Deceased Was Seventy Years of Age and
Had Suffered a Paralytic Stroke
Some Four Years Ago.

Daniel b. BeneQ1Cr, one OF the pest
known of the influential pioneer citi-
zens of Kenosha county, died Monday
morning at his home on Wisconsin
street, after an illness of several years
at the age of 20 years. The deceased
has been failing fast for the last four
weeks. A helpless invalid for four
years, he had borne more than his
share of suffering and when peaceful
death came Monday morning twas as a
fitting close to a long period of suffer
ing. The approach OF the end was
noticed two days before, but on the
morning of his death Mr.. Benedict
was so cheerful, and the end came
so quietly, that the attendants
about the bedside did not know for
some time that the patient was dead.
The announcement of the death caus-
ed universal sorrow in all parts of the
city and'county.
The death of Daniel Barnum Bene-
dict marks the passing of one of the
men who had practically made Keno
sha county, and who had a great in
fuence in shaping the policies of the
Repu b1ican party in Southern Wiscon-
sin. The deceased was a member of
one of the early Colonial families, and
was born at Danbury, Fairfield coun-
| ty, Connecticut, March 22nd 1881. He
was son of John Benedict and Anna
Barnum. In the spring of 1912 Mr..
Benedict was brought to Kenosha
county by his parents. His early edu-
cationa1 advantages were very neagre.
He remained on the farm until after he
had attained his ma ority, and then
came to Kenosha where he engaged in
mercantile pursuits for several years.
after which he went to Chicago where
he was employed by the old firm of
Sweet, Dempster & Co. for many
years.
| From the time he entered his major
| ity Mr.. Benedict identified himself
with the Republican parties, being
one of the first supporters of the party
| in Wisconsin,. After his return from
Chicago to Kenosha he took an impor-
tant place in local and state politics,
and in 1870 he was elected to the Office
| of register of deeds, which Office he
held for eleven years, when he was
| elected to succeed the Hon. E.. G.
Timne, as county clerk of the county.
The office of county clerk Mr.. Bene-
dict held for fourteen years thus MAX
ing him a servant of the county for
full quarter century. AT the close or
his term of office he refused to accept
another nomination, and went into
ciating himself with Charles A Tar
| bell in this business. During the war
of the rebellion Mr.. Benedict was APP
pointed deputy collector ofdcustoms
for this section and held the position
for three years. He also held the Of
fee of city clerk and many other minor
offices.
Mr.. Benedict was universally known
throughout southern Wisconsin and
he was regarded as an authority on
the history of this part of the state.
During his life he made an interesting
collection of portraits of early pioneer
settlers of Wisconsin, and the number
| increased until it contained aportrait
of almost every pioneer of note. The
deceased was married on the twenty
third of March 1856 to Miss Anna T.
Tarbell. Mrs. Benedict died in 1890.
One daughter Mrs. Nellie Burritt, is
the sole surviving member of the fam
lily.
Mr.. Benedict was a Mason of high
degree and njoyed the distinction of
being one of the oldest, if not the old
as+ Mason I'm Wisconsin,.