Show colonel vilas passes away madison WIs colonel william F allas died at 10 45 clock thursday morning following five weeks of ness colonel allas was postmaster general of the united states from 1885 to 1888 secretary of interior jan uary 1888 to march 1889 united states senator 1891 97 member of the commission which built state histon cal library he was born in chelsea vt july 9 1840 he was tb son of hon lev and either G allas the family settled at madison WIs june he grad bated at the university of wisconsin in 1858 attended the albany law school in 1860 and established a tice |