Eugene K. Felt

Eugene Kincaid Felt (April 11, 1838, in Webster, New York – July 21, 1915^[1]) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly a lower part of Wisconsin Legislature.

Biography

Felt was born on April 11, 1838, in Webster, New York.^[2] He would attend Beloit College before working as a farmer in Newark, Wisconsin. On May 16, 1861, Felt married Libbie Morris.^[3] They would have eight children, including Dorr Felt, inventor of the comptometer.

Political career

Felt was a member of the Assembly from 1872 to 1873.^[4] Additionally, he chaired the town board (similar to city council) of Newark and was a county supervisor of Rock County, Wisconsin. In 1888, he was a delegate to the Kansas State Republican Convention.