Hiram Wilson Sawyer

Hiram W. Sawyer
Hiram W. Sawyer
	From Washington County, Wisconsin: Past and Present (1912)
County Judge of Washington County, Wisconsin
	In office; January 2, 1882 – January 5, 1903
Preceded by	John Shelley
Succeeded by	Patrick O'Meara
1st Mayor of Hartford, Wisconsin
	In office; April 1883 – April 1884
Preceded by	Position established
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the Washington 1st district
	In office; January 6, 1873 – January 4, 1875
Preceded by	Densmore Maxon
Succeeded by	Andrew Martin
Personal details
Born	June 11, 1843; North Haverhill, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	September 14, 1922 (aged 79)
Resting place	Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Josephine Bonaparte Coxe (m. 1870⁠–⁠1922)
Children	Elmo Wilson Sawyer; (b. 1871; died 1939); Hiram Arthur Sawyer; (b. 1875; died 1946); Elsa Amelia Sawyer; (b. 1878; died 1943); Harriet J. Sawyer; (died 1950); Infant child; (died);
Parent	Hiram Sawyer (father);
Relatives	Hopewell Coxe (father-in-law)
Education	Wayland University; Read law
Profession	Lawyer

Hiram Wilson Sawyer (June 11, 1843 – September 14, 1922) was an American lawyer, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the first mayor of Hartford, Wisconsin, and was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing southern Washington County in the 1873 and 1874 sessions. He was also the Democratic nominee for Governor of Wisconsin in 1898, but lost the election.

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