Hugh Pierce Jamieson (September 1, 1852 – October 22, 1936) was an American businessman and politician.

Born to Scottish immigrants[1] in Poynette, Wisconsin,[2] Jamieson went to University of Wisconsin and Northwestern Business College. He was a dealer in coal, grain, lumber, machinery, and livestock. Jamieson helped start the Central Wisconsin Trust Company and the Bank of Poynette.[1][2][3] Jamieson served on the high school board as clerk and director and on the Poynette village board as trustee. In 1893, Jamieson served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Democrat.[4] Jamieson died in Poynette, Wisconsin.[2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Hugh Jamieson Early Poynette Settler Is Dead". Portage Daily Register. Portage, WI. October 23, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. 1 2 3 "H. P. Jamieson, Poynette's First Native Son Dies". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. October 23, 1936. p. 10. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ↑ "Illness Fatal for Poynette Leader". Kenosha News. Kenosha, WI. October 26, 1936. p. 12. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ↑ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1893, Biographical Sketch of Hugh Pierce Jamieson, p. 687.


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