Ithamar Sloan

Ithamar Conkey Sloan (May 9, 1822 – December 24, 1898) was an American educator, lawyer, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district from 1863 to 1867. Subsequently, he served as dean of the law department of the University of Wisconsin, and served as special counsel for the state of Wisconsin during the litigation of the state's Granger Laws. Earlier in his career, he also served as district attorney of Rock County, Wisconsin.

I. C. Sloan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867
Preceded by	Walter D. McIndoe
Succeeded by	Benjamin F. Hopkins
District Attorney of Rock County
In office January 1, 1859 – January 1, 1863
Preceded by	W. D. Parker
Succeeded by	John R. Bennett
Personal details
Born	Ithamar Conley Sloan (1822-05-09)May 9, 1822 Morrisville, New York, U.S.
Died	December 24, 1898(1898-12-24) (aged 76) Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Cause of death	Stroke
Resting place	Oak Hill Cemetery, Janesville
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Celestia Eldridge Sears ​ ​ (m. 1831⁠–⁠1898)​
Children	Charles I. Sloan (1857–1934) Andrew C. Sloan (1859–1865) Mary Francis Sloan (1862–1882) Unnamed child (1870–1870) Horace Greeley Sloan (1871–1922)
Relatives	A. Scott Sloan (brother) Henry Clay Sloan (nephew)
Profession	Lawyer, politician

His brother, Andrew Scott Sloan, and nephew, Henry Clay Sloan, were also prominent lawyers and politicians in early Wisconsin.^[1] In historical documents his name is often abbreviated to I. C. Sloan.^[2]

Biography

Born in Morrisville, New York, Sloan attended the common schools as a child, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1848,^[3] commencing practice in Oneida County, New York. He moved to Janesville, Wisconsin, in 1854 where he continued to practice law.^[3]

Early political career

He served as district attorney of Rock County, Wisconsin, from 1858 to 1862 before being elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1862.^[3]

Congress

He represented Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district in the 38th and 39th United States Congresses, serving from March 4, 1863, to March 3, 1867.

Later career

Sloan moved to Madison, Wisconsin, in 1875 where he became dean of the law department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and as a special counsel for the State of Wisconsin in the Granger Law cases from 1874 to 1879.

Death and burial

He died of a stroke at his home in Janesville, Wisconsin, on December 24, 1898,^[3] and was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery in Janesville.^[4]

Family

His nephew, Henry Clay Sloan, was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.