Wilbur M. Root

Wilbur Marsellus Root (December 27, 1842 – March 3, 1916) was an American businessman, newspaper editor, and politician.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Root settled in Plymouth, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, in 1849.

[1] Root served in the 4th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War.

He was a marble and monument dealer and was editor of the Sheboygan Press newspaper from 1895 to 1904.

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