Edward Woolsey Dwight (April 8, 1827 – March 6, 1904) was an American farmer and politician.
He was the second youngest of six children: Benjamin, Sophia, Theodore, Mary, Edward, and Elizabeth.
They traveled via the Great Lakes to Racine, then got a ride on a lumber wagon to a place called "Walnut, Wisconsin" (some sources say Spring Prairie).
[1] Dwight was active in the Republican Party, held various offices, and was elected to a single one-year term in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1860.
After the American Civil War, Dwight spent a great deal of time studying financial questions; as a result, in 1880 Dwight served as a United States Presidential elector for the Greenback Party.