Ithamar Conkey Sloan

Ithamar Conkey Sloan served as a Representative from Wisconsin in the United States Congress from 1863 to 1867. A member of the Republican Party, Ithamar Conkey Sloan contributed to the legislative process during 2 terms in office.

Ithamar Conkey Sloan’s service in Congress occurred during a significant period in American history. As a member of the House of Representatives, Ithamar Conkey Sloan participated in the democratic process and represented the interests of constituents.

Ithamar Conkey Sloan (May 9, 1822 – December 24, 1898) was an American lawyer, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin’s 2nd congressional district from 1863 to 1867. Subsequently, he served as assistant attorney general of Wisconsin under his brother, A. Scott Sloan; in that capacity, he was special counsel for the state of Wisconsin and successfully defended the state’s Granger Laws; during those years, he also represented Lavinia Goodell in her petitions to become the first woman admitted to practice law in Wisconsin. Later in life, he became dean of the law department of the University of Wisconsin, and was one of the founders of the State Bar of Wisconsin.
Politically, Sloan was a member of the Republican Party during his years in Congress, but became a Liberal Republican in the 1870s, joining the short-lived Reform Coalition with the Democrats. He served as assistant attorney general during the Reform coalition years, before rejoining the Republican Party in the late 1870s. His brother, A. Scott Sloan, and nephew, Henry Clay Sloan, were also prominent lawyers and politicians in early Wisconsin. In historical documents his name is often abbreviated as I. C. Sloan.