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" The proprietors of the village where the said county seat may be located shall make to the county a warrantee deed of land, suitable and sufficient, upon which to crect all county buildings, to be selected by the Board of Supervisors of said county.
" It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, within ten days after the votes cast upon this subject have been canvassed, to notify the Clerk of the County Court of the result of such election for the location of the county seat ; and, upon the receipt of said notice, the Clerk of the Court shall cause the same to be published in one of the newspapers
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printed in the village of Madison, and also in the newspapers published in the said county of Columbia.
" From and after the publication of said notice, the county seat of said county of Colum- bia shall be located in accordance with said notice, namely, at Fort Winnebago, if all the votes cast on that subject are in favor of that place, or at Wyocena, if a majority of all the votes are not in favor of Fort Winnebago."
The following was the vote :
Portage Prairie, " Fort Winnebago-yes," 20; " Fort Winnebago-no," 43. Springvale, no, 82. Wyocena, yes, 1; no, 182. Dekorra, yes, 90; no, 22. Otsego, yes, 2; no, 79. Fountain Prairie, yes, 5; no, 95. Columbus, yes, 119; no, 50. Hampden, yes, 36; no, 35. Kossuth, yes, 47; no, 37. West Point, yes, 32; no, 7. Lodi, yes, 41; no, 6. Fort Win- nebago, yes, 441; no, 9. Port Hope, yes, 73. Marcellon, yes, 92; no, 3. Scott, yes, 17; no, 57. Randolph, yes, 69; no, 32. Lowville, yes, 11; no, 57. Total: Yes, 1,096; no, 796-a majority of 300 for Fort Winnebago.
This vote definitely fixed the location of the county seat at Fort Winnebago (now Por- tage).
THE FIRST AND SECOND CENSUS.
The first census in the county was taken in June, 1846, by Hugh McFarlane, assisted by William Donaghue. The names of the householders only were taken, with the number of inmates of each household. The county was divided between the two as follows: The territory, the enumeration of which was taken by McFarlane, comprehended Townships 10 and 11 north, of Ranges 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 east-or what are now the towns of Fountain Prairie, Otsego, Lowville, Dekorra, Lodi, Arlington, Leeds, Hampden and Columbus, also the south half of Cale- donia and one tier of sections off the east side of West Point, together with the area now included within the boundaries of the city of Columbus. In this division of the county, there were 705 white males and 564 white females, making a total of 1,269 persons. The names of house- holders, with the number of inmates of each household, were as follows :
L. Pearsons, 10; Julius Higbie, 3; P. Underwood, 4; Mr. Ketchum, 2; John Boutwell, 5; Natt Kenyon, 2; Clark Heffron, 5; W. B. Dyer, 8; Harvey Bush, 5; Stephen James, 4; Samuel Gibson, 4; Athen Bow, 7; Calvin Martin, 8; James C. Carr, 4; Jacob Swarthout, 7; J. Q. Adams, 1; John O'Brien, 7; William Walker, 2; Benjamin Sage, 9; William Grout, 5; Alfred A. Brayton, 6; Thomas Swarthout, 6; J. MeLegon, 7; Mr. Blodgett, 5; William Aus- tin, 3; Charles D. Bradley, 2; H. B. Swift, 6; T. C. Smith, 6; E. J. Smith, 4; David King, 5; Henry Regue, 3; Nehemiah Allen, 10 ; R. W. Misner, 5; Wm. Randall, 9; Ira Randall, 3; Warren Loomis, 5; Jacob Dickenson, 9; Thomas Sawyer, 5; Noah Dickenson, 6; J. Slackley, 1; J. Newman, 1; Morris Burnour, 1; J. Loomis, 5; C. Johnson, 4 ; A. Lasher, 2; John Bentley, 7 ; Joel Badger, 2; Natt Joncs, 4; Orrin Rogers, 4; Jonathan Gilbert, 8; S. Brayton, 12; S. W. Herring, 9; John Barmore, 5; Jacob Low, 8; Thomas I. Green, 2; Perry Lec, 5; Cephus Tillotson, 5 ; Elijah Lee, 4; Ever Peterson, 5; Erick Tossen, 6; Peter Munson, 3; William Michelson, 4; Evans Wilson, 6; John Johnson, 4; Owen Johnson, 3; Mr. Godlake, 8; Peter Leland, 6; Tossen Hanson, 5; Nelson Tossen, 3; Stark Evans, 4; Tossen Parr, 8; Tess. Pearson, 8; Nels Olson, 12; Sjur Sturken, 8; Oliver G. Chilson, 4; Thomas Dalziel, 6 ; Wm. T. Bradley, 3; Wm. Wells, 3; Sylvester Dutton, 2; Hiram A. Wheeler, 5; Nathan Stafford, 5; Ole, Peterson, 1; Gearge Bradley, 8; Stephen Brayton, 12; Joel Hubbard, 3; Justice Worden, 2; Elisha Town, 8; Christopher Hughes, 12; Smith Orton, 5; Asa Proctor, 8; M. R. Cobb, 4; Edward J. Smyth, 4; Henry Pellett, 6; Horace Dodge, 2; Albert Nichols, 3; Johnson King, 5; Dearborn Taylor, 6; LaFayette Hill, 5; Thomas Swearingen, 4; Chris- topher Randall, 7; John Springer, 5; Christopher Clark, 6; Elias Botman, 3; Joshua W. Rhoads, 2; Wm. McDonald, 2; Thomas Robertson, 9; Quintin Smith, 6 ; James Wilson, 11; Henry Botman, 12; Hugh Muir, 4; John Pate, 5; Allen Johnson, 6; Mr. Swan, 1; C. M. Young, 3; Wm. H. Young, 4; John A. Franklin, 5 ; Usual Young, 6; Michael Van Winter,
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11; Horace Carver, 5; Miamy York, 6; James Ensminger, 3; Nathaniel Blood, 7; Alfred Johnson, 2; Nathan Palmer, 10; Wm. Green, 2; Thomas Robinson, 3; Mr. Linsley, 4; George M. Bartholomew, 6; Nancy Bowman, 5; Jacob Hurley, 5; Joseph Brown, 5; Samuel Palmer, 7 ; M. C. Bartholomew, 8; Garrett Palmer, 1; William G. Simons, 5; Henry May- nard, 10; Thomas C. Armor, 1; Thomas Robinson, 2; Aaron Chalfant, 5 ; James McCloud, 1; Hugh Downey, 1; Theodosus B. Northrup, 7; Mr. Diefendorf, 10; three families on Fox River, the names of whom could not be learned, supposed to be 18 in number.
The territory, the enumeration of which was taken by Donaghue, included Townships 12 and 13 north, of Ranges 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 east; or, what are now the towns of Courtland, Springvale, Wyocena, Pacific, the north half of Caledonia, all of Lewiston except three tiers of sections off its west side, Fort Winnebago, Marcellon, Scott and Randolph ; also, what is now the area included within the limits of the city of Portage. In this division of the county there were 438 white males, 261 white females, and 1 male of color, making, in all, 700 persons.
The names of the householders in this district, with the number of inmates of each house- hold, were as follows : Elijah Bowman, 7; Patrick Griffith, 5; James Buoy, 11; Perry Griffith, 5; Richard Jones, 10; Robert Edwards, 5; George W. Orr, 1; Wm. Wolf. 1; Perry Fisher, 1; John Rogers, 9; John Merchant, 4; Joel Galer, 1; Rose Robinson, 8; Wm. A. Buoy, 4 ; Jacob Towman, 3; Wm. Harris, 6; Owen Jones, 6; John R. Evans, 1; Otis Hub- bard, 1; Wm. N. Ilsley, 5; T. B. Enos, 1; Nathan Griffin, 9; Robert Williams, 4; Nathan Benjamin, 1; Wm. Williams, 4; Elias L. Williams, 3 ; John L. P. Jess, 12; Alonzo Johnson, 4; John Johns, 1; Dexter Blanchard, 1; John Blanchard, 1; N. F. Coolidge, 1; S. A. Coolidge, 1; Robert Cloyd, 4; Wm. Jones, 3; Hugh Edwards, 7; Samuel Langdon, 3; James Wamke, 1; Francis Drahity, 2 ; Samuel Drahity, 2; Moses Rogers, 1; Rachel Coil, 4; Thomas B. Newland. 1; John Hagadore, 8; Leonard H. Newton, 1; John Prentice, 1 ; Milton Chadcey, 1; M. D. Nun- son, 6 ; Leonard Steward, 1; Charles E. Mosher, 1; E. Alphert, 6 ; J. Tupper, 4 ; Owen Powderly, 8; Benjamin Dodge, 11 ; Charles Spear, 1 ; Elbert Dickason, 9; Chancey Spear, 1; Darius Bris- bey, 7 ; Mr. Battey, 6; Solomon Saulsbury, 2; Christopher Bredenburg, 4; Wm. Bredenburg, 4 ; John Robinson, 8; John R. Williams, 4; Robert Closs, 6; David Robertson, 3; Evan Edwards, 7 ; Jane Thomas, 5; Hugh Edwards, 6; John Dodge, 2; Ervin McCall, 4; Samuel McConochie, 10 ; John Smith, 5; James Smier, 8; Wm. King, 3; Abner Case, 5; Daniel Bachen, 3; Horace Austin, 4; Palmer Peacham, 2; Aaron Powell, 10: Francis Langdon, 5 ; Simeon Hamlin, 3; John Hamlin, 7; Sylvester Langdon, 1; John Madden, 8; Gideon Low, 9; H. Carpenter, 24; Wm. Chalfinch, 4; Wm. Jones, 13; M. W. Patton, 8 ; Milo Bradley, 2; John Dunlap, 2; Daniel Plumley, 5 ; Powell Stein, 8; Wm. Meades, 7; John Englehart, 4; Edward Root, 3 ; Samuel Torbert, 4; Henry Dence, 6; Isaac Morris, 3; Jonas Evans, 3; David Roberts, 5; Thomas Roberts, 7; John Roberts, 7; Job W. Perry, 13; Levi W. Perry, 4; James E. Knowles, 8; Pearson Lowell, 3; Philip Hartwell, 3; Alvin B. Alden, 4; George Colben, 5; John Con- verse, 8; H. Dickenson, 1; Thomas Kelsey, 1; Frank Roberts, 3; Ephraim Blood, 11; Lem- uel Aiken, 1; Oliver Bush, 3; Francis L. Smith, 1; Oliver Rablin, 1; Lewis Havens, 1; Robert Lindsey, 1; Stephen Wood, 1; Wm. B. McEwen, 1; Neil McFee, 1; Captain Harvey, 1; Elijah Francisco, 1; John G. Potter, 1; George Lawrence, 1; Richard F. Veeder, 8; Charles Gliders, 1; O. F. Waggoner, 3; Jesse Boynton, 1; Wm. Lawrence, 1; Silas Wals- worth, 3; D. D. Robinson, 6; Richard Downing, 3; Charles Lavigne, 4; Henry Lewis, 7; Terry Smyth, 2; John T. De LaRonde, 4; Leo Ambrose, 2; Fred Gilbrew, 1; O. P. Williams, I; Charles Temple, 4; Thomas Getty, 1; Wm. Weir, 5; N. St. German, 2; O. Bellrude, 1; H. Hansen, 1; John Champlain, 4; Manchy Rangg, 1; H. McFarlane, 30; Clark Whitney, 4; Win. Logan, 3; Bassil DuBay, 2; Louis DuBay, 2; Stranger (unknown), 1; James Porter, 2; Henry Morris, 6; S. S. Torbert, 2; Kennedy Anderson, 1.
Recapitulation : First District-White males, 705; white females, 564; total persons, 1,269. Second District-White males, 438 ; white females, 261; male of color, 1; total per- sons, 700. The entire population of the county was, therefore, 1,969.
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The census of the county was taken the second time in June, 1847. The enumerator was James T. Lewis, assisted by Nathaniel Blood, Harvey Bush, John Converse, Elisha Lynn and Emerson Thayer. Lewis took Columbus Precinct; Blood, Dekorra; Bush, Wyocena ; Converse, LeRoy ; Lynn, Dyersburg, and Thayer, the three precincts of Winnebago Portage, Pleasant Valley and Lowville. The following was the result :
White Males.
White Females. 435
Colored Males.
Total.
Columbus Precinct.
514
......
949
Dekorra
104
97
.....
201
Wyocena ..
253
......
475
LeRoy ..
515
464
1
980
Dyersburg
238
228
466
Winnebago Portage
102
61
1
164
Pleasant Valley.
110
93
. .
203
Lowville ..
190
163
......
353
Total
2026
1763
2
3791
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EARLY HIGHWAYS.
The first regularly laid out highway or road Columbia County had was called the "mili- tary road," and was built at Government expense for the transportation of supplies from Fort Howard, as the army " post " was then called, at Green Bay, to Fort Winnebago, and on to Fort Crawford, at Prairie du Chien. In summer, provisions were transported, in batteaux, by water from Fort Howard to Forts Winnebago and Crawford, but in winter this could not be done. Therefore, early in 1835, Lewis Cass, then Secretary of War, sent out orders to open, lay out and bridge a road from Fort Howard to Fort Crawford, by the way of Fond du Lac and Fort Winnebago. The soldiers at Fort Crawford were ordered to build and bridge the road to Fort Winnebago ; those stationed at Fort Winnebago, from their post to the Fond du Lac River and bridge that stream, and those at the "Bay," or Fort Howard, to open the road from their post to Fond du Lac. The soldiers at these three posts were under command of Brig. Gen. George Mercer Brooke, and composed the Fifth Regiment of the standing army. The road was laid out by Lieut. Centre and James Duane Doty. Mr. Doty was appointed because he knew the road better than almost any other man in the Territory. It entered Colum- bia County from the south, on Section 31, Township 10, Range 9 east (town of Arlington), and ran in a northeasterly direction to "Pauquette," now Poynette, in the town of Dekorra ; thence, almost due north, to Fort Winnebago. From Fort Winnebago, it ran through the southern tier of sections of the present towns of Fort Winnebago, Marcellon, Scott and Ran- dolph, to Fox Lake ; thence, to Waupun and Fond du Lac, to its terminus-Fort Howard. It was a crude affair, and constructed by cutting through timber-land, clearing a track about two rods wide, and setting mile stakes. On the prairies, the mile stakes were set and small mounds thrown up. Where stone could be had, it was used ; otherwise, the earth was thrown up. On the marshes and other low places, corduroy roads were made by crossing timbers and covering with brush and earth.
In 1837, a Territorial road was opened from Fort Winnebago, running east through the town of Fort Winnebago, into Marcellon; thence, in a northeasterly direction, through the town, into Marquette County, intersecting the military road in Fond du Lac. This road has often been mistaken for the old military road, from the fact that, during certain seasons of the year, it was traveled more than the other.
About the same time, two roads were opened from the village of Dekorra-one taking an easterly course, intersecting the military road near Fox Lake; the other running east, through Horicon, Dodge County, and thence to Lake Michigan, at a point then called Sauk Harbor. This last road was surveyed by the General Government.
Another road was opened from Swan Lake, taking a southeasterly course, into Jefferson County. From "Pauquette " (now Poynette), a road was opened south, to the City of the Four
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Lakes ; also one to Madison. These comprised all the roads laid out in the county previous to 1838.
TERRITORIAL DISTRICT COURT AND STATE CIRCUIT COURT.
The act establishing the Territorial Government of Wisconsin provided for the division of the Territory into three judicial districts, and for the holding of a district court by one of the Justices of the Supreme Court in each district, two terms in each year in each organized county in the district. The three Justices were Charles Dunn, David Irvin and William C. Frazer. By an act of the Territorial Legislature, approved November 15, 1836, the counties of Brown and Milwaukee were constituted the Third District, and assigned to Justice Frazer ; the coun- ties of Crawford and lowa the First District, and assigned to Chief Justice Dunn. As, at that date, what is now the county of Columbia was then portions of the four counties just named, it was, of course, in both the Third and First Districts. However, there being no population except what clustered in and around Fort Winnebago, the region was understood to be, judicially con- sidered, a part of Brown County, and so it had been ever since the county became a part of Michigan Territory .. The people at the Portage were considered" is amenable to the court which sat at Green Bay. Nor was this state of things changed by the setting apart, in December, 1836, of pretty nearly what is now Columbia into a county by itself, called Portage, as the latter was attached to Brown County for judicial purposes, and it so remained until February 18, 1841, when it was attached for the same purpose to Dane County, then in the Second Judicial District presided over by Judge Irvin. It so continued until the fall of 1844, when Portage County was fully organized ; and on the first Monday of April, 1845, was held the first district court for the county. Portage County was still in the Second Judicial District.
The first term of the District Court in Columbia County, began August 30, 1847, with David Irvin as Judge of the Second Judicial District. The court was held at Fort Winnebago, in a store attached to the Franklin House, kept by Gideon Low. Doubt as to the legality of the elections in Columbia County in 1846, was the cause of there being no court held therein during that year. The names of the first grand jury for the United States and Columbia County were as follows : Morrell Stroud, Jerome B. Fargo, La Fayette Hill, Edward J. Smith, John Converse, Benjamin F. Stanton, Isaac B. Hancock, Jonathan E. Haight, Perry Griffith, Chan- cey Spear, Samuel Gibson, Joseph Edwards, Albert Pease, Horace Dodge, Enos Grant. F. K. Haskins, Job W. Perry, W. B. Dyer, William W. Drake.
On the first day, Owen Powderly was naturalized. The first case on the docket was Lorenzo Bevans vs. Andrew Dunn, in assumpsit ; the case was continued generally. The next case was also in assumpsit, Youngs Allen vs. Miami York ; the plaintiff recovered, by default of the defendant, a judgment for $64.73.
Upon the admission of Wisconsin as a State into the Union, it was divided into five judicial circuits. Columbia County was included in the Third. By an act of the State Legislature, approved April 22, 1855, the county was attached to the Ninth Judicial Circuit, and has ever since remained in that circuit. At the election on the first Monday of August, 1848, Charles H. Larrabee was chosen Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit, his term expiring at the close of the 31st day of December, 1854. At the previous April election, in 1854, he had been elected for a full term of six years, commencing January 1, 1855, and to end at the close of December 31, 1859, but Columbia County was taken out of his jurisdiction by being attached. in April, 1855, as previously mentioned, to the Ninth Judicial Circuit.
The first term of the Circuit Court commenced May 21, 1849, Chief Justice Stow presid- ing. The first case tried was John Converse vs. Martin Hoffman, in error from a justice's court ; judgment affirmed.
The grand jury was as follows : John Hasey, Thomas D. Wallace, Cornwall Esmond, Isaac Requa, William G. Simons, Benjamin A. Hagamen, Sylvanus Langdon, Dearborn Taylor, Linus Blair, Martin Porter, Hugh McFarlane, John Q. Adams, Lucius Warner, Thomas Swarthout, Oscar F. Hamilton, Benjamin Sage, Cyrus Smith, Joseph Farrington, Edward J. Smith and Israel Sales.
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HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY.
There was no court, either district or circuit, held in Columbia County during the year 1848. When, in 1855, Columbia County was taken out of the Third Judicial Circuit and attached to the Ninth, it came into the jurisdiction of Judge Alexander L. Collins, but, on the 5th of September, 1858, he resigned, and Luther S. Dixon was appointed in his place until a successor was elected and qualified. Before the next April election, however, Judge Dixon resigned, being elevated to the Supreme Bench, and Harlow S. Orton was elected Judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit, to fill out the full term for which Judge Collins was elected, which expired December 31, 1860. On the 3d day of April, 1860, Judge Orton was elected for a full term of six years, but he resigned January 28, 1865, when Alva Stewart was appointed to hold until the next April election. In April, 1865, Judge Stewart was elected to fill out the full term of Judge Orton, which expired December 31, 1866. In April, 1866, he was again elected, but this time for a full term of six years, which began January 1, 1867, and ended December 31, 1872. In April, 1872, he was re-elected for a full term, commencing January 1, 1873, and to end December 31, 1878. However, on April 2, 1877, upon the increase of the Ninth Judicial Circuit by the addition of three counties, Juneau, Adams and Marquette, Judge Stewart resigned. but was appointed on the 5th of the same month, as his own successor, to fill out his full term. In April, 1878, he was re-elected for another full term of six years, which commenced January 1, 1879, and will end December 31, 1884.
TERRITORIAL, STATE, AND CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATION.
The First Legislative Assembly under the Territorial Government of Wisconsin, convened at Belmont, Lafayette County, in October, 1836. The counties of Brown, Crawford, Iowa and Milwaukee then embraced, as previously stated, the whole territory of what now constitutes Wisconsin, and a portion of the present county of Columbia was contained in the limits of each of the above-named counties. In 1846, as already narrated, the county of Columbia was organ- ized from the county of Portage.
(I.) Territorial Representation .- [District-Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Marquette, Portage and Winnebago.] Council-1847-48, Mason C. Darling, of Fond du Lac. Representatives-1847, Elisha Morrow, of Brown, and Hugh McFarlane, of Columbia ; 1848, Geo. W. Featherstonhaugh, of Calumet, and Moses S. Gibson.
(II.) State Representation .- First Constitutional Convention, 1846, Jeremiah Drake and LaFayette Hill. Second Constitutional Convention, 1847-48, James T. Lewis.
Senate-1848-49, Henry Merrell, of Fort Winnebago ; 1850-51, George DeGraw Moore, of Prairie du Sac; 1852, James S. Alban, of Plover; 1853, James T. Lewis, of Columbus ; 1854-55, John Q. Adams, of Fall River; 1856, John Q. Adams, of Fall River; 1857-58, Moses M. Davis, of Portage; 1859-60, Moses M. Davis, of Portage; 1861-62, Gerry W. Hazleton, of Columbus ; 1863-64, Jonathan Bowman, of Kilbourn City ; 1865-66, Jonathan Bowman, of Kilbourn City ; 1867-68, Robert B. Sanderson, of Arlington ; 1869-70, Wm. M. Griswold, of Columbus; 1871-72, Wm. M. Griswold, of Columbus ; 1873-74, Evan O. Jones. of Cambria ; 1875-76, Levi W. Barden, of Portage ; 1877-78, Levi W. Barden, of Portage ; 1879-80, Charles L. Dering, of Portage.
Assembly-1848-Joseph Kerr, of Randolph. 1849-Joseph Kerr, of Randolph. 1850- Hugh McFarlane, of Portage. 1851-Wm. T. Bradley, of Leeds. 1852-James T. Lewis, of Columbus. 1853-Orrin D. Coleman, of Marcellon ; John Q. Adams, of Fall River. 1854-Alfred Topliff, of Columbus ; Asa C. Ketchum, of Portage. 1855-Alfred Topliff, of Columbus ; William T. Whirry, of Randolph. 1856-Moses M. Davis, of Portage; Oliver C. Howe, of Lowville. 1857-George M. Bartholemew, of Lodi; Oliver C. Howe, of Lowville ; Henry Converse, of Wyocena. 1858-Alvin B. Alden, of Portage; Wm. M. Griswold, of Columbus ; Jonathan W. Earle, of Pardeeville. 1859-Gysbert Van Steenwyk, of Newport ; Wm. M. Griswold, of Columbus ; John O. Jones, of Springvale. 1860-Henry B. Munn, of Portage; William M. Griswold, of Columbus; Marcus Barden, of Scott. 1861-Harvey W. Emery, of Portage; Nathan Hazen, of Arlington ; James H. Bonney, of Marcellon. 1862-
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Jonathan Bowman, of Kilbourn City ; William Dutcher, of Columbus ; Robert B. Sanderson, of Springvale. 1863-A. J. Turner, of Portage ; John Q. Adams, of Fountain Prairie ; Yates Ashley, of Pardeeville. 1864-A. J. Turner, of Portage; Edwin W. McNitt, of Otsego ; Yates Ashley, of Pardeeville. 1865-Levi W. Barden, of Portage; Jesse F. Hand, of Low- ville ; William Owen, of Randolph. 1866-A. J. Turner, of Portage ; Robert B. Sanderson, of Arlington ; Evan O. Jones, of Cambria. 1867-W. Scott Schermerhorn, of Lodi ; Ira H. Ford, of Hampden; Evan O. Jones, of Cambria. 1868-Alanson Holly, of Kilbourn City ; Ira H. Ford, of Hampden ; David C. Davies, of Cambria. 1869-A. J. Turner, of Portage ; Thornton Thompson, of Otsego ; Freeman M. Ross, of Scott. 1870-Jonas Narracong, of Lodi : Winslow Bullin, of Arlington; Carmi W. Beach, of Marcellon. 1871-Stillman E. Dana, of Portage ; Thos. Sanderson, of Leeds ; George G. Marvin, of Randolph. 1872-Wm. W. Corn- ing, of Portage; Henry C. Brace, of Fountain Prairie; Jacob Low, of Lowville. 1873- Samuel S. Brannan, of Portage; Henry C. Brace, of Fountain Prairie ; Jolin L. Porter, of Pacific. 1874-Jonathan Bowman, of Kilbourn City ; Samuel Hasey, of Hampden ; Hiram W. Roblier, of Wyocena. 1875-Marcus Barden, of Scott ; John R. Rowlands, of Springvale ; John B. Dwinnell, of Lodi. 1876-Michael Griffin, of Kilbourn City; John G. Griffin, of Randolph ; Augustus O. Dole, of Poynette. 1877-David Owen, of Portage ; Harmon J. Fisk, of Fall River. 1878-Josiah Arnold, of Portage; Lester Woodard, of Pardeeville. 1879- Charles R. Gallett, of Portage ; John Sanderson, of Cambria. 1880-Addison Eaton, of Lodi ; Matthew Lowth, of Columbus.
(III.) Congressional Representation .- The act of Congress, approved April 20, 1836, organizing the Territory of Wisconsin, conferred upon the people the right to be represented in the National Congress by one delegate, to be chosen by the votes of the qualified electors of the Territory. Under this authority the Territory was represented by the following delegates : George W. Jones, elected October 10, 1836; James Duane Doty, September 10, 1838; James Duane Doty, August 5, 1840 (Doty afterward resigned, he having been appointed Governor of the Territory by President Tyler, September 13, 1841); Henry Dodge, September 27, 1841; Henry Dodge, September 25, 1843; Morgan L. Martin, September 22, 1845, and John H. Tweedy, September 6, 1847.
By the Constitution, adopted when the Territory became a State, in 1848, two represent- atives in Congress were provided for by dividing the State into two Congressional Districts, the First District being composed of the counties of Milwaukec, Waukesha, Jefferson, Racine, Wal- worth, Rock and Green ; the Second District, of Washington; Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Calumet, Brown, Winnebago, Fond du Lac, Marquette, Sauk, Portage, Columbia, Dodge, Dane, Iowa, La Fayette, Grant, Richland, Crawford, Chippewa, St. Croix and La Pointe. Under this authority, an election was held May 8, 1848, and William Pitt Lynde was elected member of Congress from the First District ; Mason C. Darling, of Fond du Lac, for the Second District. The people, therefore, then residing within the limits of Columbia County, were represented in the Thirtieth Congress by Dr. Mason C. Darling.
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