▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁Mad ison ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁position ▁as ▁bank ▁cl erk ▁in ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Samuel ▁D . ▁H ast ings , ▁then ▁Wisconsin ▁State ▁Tre as urer ▁and ▁a ▁fellow ▁temper ance ▁advoc ate . ▁He ▁was ▁soon ▁promoted ▁to ▁Ass istant ▁State ▁Tre as urer , ▁a ▁job ▁he ▁would ▁hold ▁for ▁about ▁ten ▁years ▁under ▁H ast ings ▁and ▁his ▁successor ▁William ▁E . ▁Smith ▁( both ▁Republic ans ). ▁ ▁After ▁state ▁service ▁ ▁After ▁ret iring ▁from ▁the ▁Tre as urer ' s ▁office , ▁Pur ple ▁moved ▁to ▁Wat ert own ▁and ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁l umber ▁trade , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁doing ▁well ▁until ▁the ▁Pan ic ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁first ▁married ▁in ▁We eds port ; ▁that ▁wife ' s ▁name ▁is ▁unknown , ▁but ▁when ▁she ▁died ▁he ▁was ▁left ▁with ▁a ▁step - d augh ter . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁he ▁rem ar ried , ▁to ▁Mary ▁C . ▁P atter son , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁seven ▁more ▁children . ▁He ▁was ▁very ▁active ▁locally ▁and ▁at ▁a ▁wider ▁level ▁in ▁the ▁temper ance ▁movement , ▁taking ▁a ▁leadership ▁position ▁in ▁several ▁organizations , ▁including ▁the ▁S ons ▁of ▁Tem per ance , ▁Good ▁Tem pl ars ▁and ▁Band ▁of ▁Hope . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Cong reg ational ▁Church . ▁He ▁died ▁unexpected ly ▁from ▁" ne ural gia ▁of