Show colonel vilas passes away madison wis colonel william P F vilas died ht at 1045 thursday morning following five weeks of illness colonel vilas was postmaster general of the united states from 1885 to secretary of interior january 1888 to march 1889 un united cited states senator 1801 1891 97 member of the commission which built state historical library 1897 1903 he was born in chelsea Cb elsea vt july 9 1840 ile he was tho the son of ilon hon levi D B and esther G Sm emille ille vilas the family settled at madison hii als s june 1851 ile ho graduated at the university of wisconsin in 1858 attended the albany law school chool in n esgo and established a practice |