Augustus A. Bird

Augustus A. Bird
Augustus A. Bird
2nd Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin
	In office; April 1857 – April 1858
Preceded by	Jairus C. Fairchild
Succeeded by	George Baldwin Smith
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
	In office; January 1, 1856 – January 1, 1857
Preceded by	Levi Baker Vilas
Succeeded by	Horace A. Tenney
Constituency	Dane 5th district
	In office; January 1, 1851 – January 1, 1852
Preceded by	Chauncey Abbott
Succeeded by	Alexander Botkin
Constituency	Dane 2nd district
Personal details
Born	Augustus Allen Bird; May 22, 1823; Thetford, Vermont, U.S.
Died	September 18, 1879 (aged 56); Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Charity LeClair (m. 1824⁠–⁠1870)
Children	Rhenodyne Augustus Bird; (b. 1825; died 1877); Marian (Starkweather); (b. 1830; died 1882); Juliette Bird; (b. 1832; died 1833); William Wallace Bird; (b. 1836; died 1902); George Washington Bird; (b. 1837; died 1912);
Parents	Zenas Bird (father); Tabita (Burgoyne) Bird (mother);
Relatives	Ira W. Bird (brother)
Occupation	contractor, politician

Augustus Allen Bird (April 1, 1802 – February 25, 1870) was an American pioneer and politician. He was the 2nd Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, represented the Madison area for two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, and was one of the commissioners responsible for establishing the first Capitol building located at Madison, Wisconsin, used by the territorial government and Wisconsin Legislature until 1863.

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