Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p David Giddings (July 24, 1806 - October 26, 1900) was an American surveyor, civil engineer, businessman, farmer and politician from Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.Born in Ipswich, Massachusetts, Giddings studied surveying and civil engineering. In 1835, he went to Green Bay, Michigan Territory where he surveyed roads and townships. In 1837, he settled in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Territory, and operated sawmills and a lumber business in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. Giddings served in the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature from 1840 to 1842 as a Whig. Giddings served as probate judge and then served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846. In 1874, he moved to Empire, Wisconsin. Giddings ran for the United States House of Representatives in 1878 on the Greenback Party ticket and lost. He died in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin at his family's house in 1900.. }
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- David_Giddings abstract "David Giddings (July 24, 1806 - October 26, 1900) was an American surveyor, civil engineer, businessman, farmer and politician from Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.Born in Ipswich, Massachusetts, Giddings studied surveying and civil engineering. In 1835, he went to Green Bay, Michigan Territory where he surveyed roads and townships. In 1837, he settled in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Territory, and operated sawmills and a lumber business in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. Giddings served in the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature from 1840 to 1842 as a Whig. Giddings served as probate judge and then served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846. In 1874, he moved to Empire, Wisconsin. Giddings ran for the United States House of Representatives in 1878 on the Greenback Party ticket and lost. He died in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin at his family's house in 1900.".