Background
Sykes was born in Connecticut in December 1816, and in his childhood moved with his family to the state of New New York
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George Sykes
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In his youth he traveled in the south and west of the United States. Sykes married Elvira Perkins, a native of Vermont. The two of them moved to Wisconsin Territory in 1843, and settled a quarter-section (160 acres).
They improved the land, built a house, and took up general farming and livestock raising.
They would eventually have five children: Charles, George R., Clara, Martha and Mary. In 1847, he was elected as Assessor for the Town of Sharon.
And he was elected once more to that office in 1849. In the same year, he was elected to the General Assembly over one Amos Holder for the district consisting of the Towns of Darien, Linn, Sharon, and Walworth, succeeding fellow Free Soiler George H. Lown.
He appears not to have sought re-election, and was succeeded by another Free Soiler, Elijah Easton.
In 1869, he was elected as a "supervisor" (city council member) of the town. Again in 1873 through 1878. In the late 1870s the Sykes" gave up active farming and moved into the Village of Sharon.
George died November 29, 1881.
Elvira would live until 1906.
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Political Party
Free Soil Party member