Background
Avery was born on November 17, 1830 in Tenterden, Kent, England.
Avery was born on November 17, 1830 in Tenterden, Kent, England.
He moved to Syracuse, New York in 1853 and to Baraboo, Wisconsin in April 1856. He was also president and a trustee of Baraboo when it was a village. Avery was a Republican.
Avery was a member of the Senate from 1889 to 1892 and of the Assembly from 1887 to 1888.