Show colonel vilas passes away madison wis colonel william willia m ir vilas died at 10 45 thursday mo rooming ining following five weeks of III ness colonel vilas was postmaster general of the united states from 1885 to 1888 1898 secretary of 0 interior jan nary 1888 to march 1889 united states senator 97 member of the commission which built state blate hiton cal library 1897 1903 lie ile was born in chelsea vt july 9 1840 lie ile was the so eon of 0 lion levi D and esther estber G amille Sm ille vilas the family settled rt at Dj madison adion wis vla june 1831 1851 lie ile grad tinted at the university of wisconsin in 1858 attend attended iLd the albary alban y law school in 1860 und and established a tice |