George Howard Paul

George Howard Paul (March 14, 1826 – 1890) was an American newspaperman, businessman and Democratic politician who served one term as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate representing its 6th District in Milwaukee County; and held various other offices of honor locally and in the government of the state of Wisconsin.

Paul was born in Danville in Caledonia County, Vermont on March 14, 1826; graduated from the University of Vermont, 1847; attended Harvard Law School (but did not graduate) and was subsequently admitted to the bar. He worked in newspaper journalism, and served as postmaster of Burlington, Vermont in 1849.

Paul had some unsuccessful business ventures, and moved to Kenosha, Wisconsin in 1851 to escape his creditors. He purchased the Kenosha Democrat in 1851, which he published through 1854. He was assistant clerk of the Wisconsin Senate in 1853; held the patronage post of postmaster of Kenosha from 1853 to 1861; was mayor of Kenosha from 1856–1858 and a member of the Kenosha County board of supervisors in 1857. When the Republicans won the 1860 election, Paul moved briefly to New York City, where he worked for the New York Daily News in 1861 before returning to Wisconsin.

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