Lafayette M. Sturdevant

Lafayette Monroe Sturdevant (September 17, 1856 – August 25, 1923 ) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 18th Attorney General of Wisconsin from 1903 to 1907.

Born in Chandlers Valley, Pennsylvania in Warren County, Sturdevant and his family settled in Clark County, Wisconsin. There, Sturdevant taught school and studied law. After being admitted to the Wisconsin bar in 1878, he practiced law and was elected District Attorney of Clark County. In 1899–1903, he served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was Wisconsin Attorney General from 1903–1907. After serving as private counsel to Wisconsin Governor James O. Davidson, Sturdevant resumed his law practice. Sturdevant died suddenly in a hospital in Quincy, Illinois, while visiting family and friends.