Judge Wiram Knowlton (I45847)
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| Birth | 24 January 1816  29 Smithville, Chenango, Ny |
| Death | 27 June 1863 (Age 47) Menekaune, Oconto (now Marinette), Wi |
| Last Change | 25 March 2007 - 08:40:53 Last changed by: dcoplien |
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Wiram Knowlton 1816 – 1863 To Janesville 1837 – age 15 Prairie du Chien’s History 17. W.H.C. Folsom House 109 Blackhawk Ave. - Folsom, a businessman, built this residence in 1842. Captain Wiram Knowlton, a prominent attorney, recruited local militiamen from his office in this building during the Mexican War, and naturalist John Muir worked here briefly as a printer. In the 1920s the house was acquired by the League of Women’s Voters who renovated the structure and used it for their headquarters. In 1960 the League deeded the house, known locally as the Knowlton House, to the State Historical Society. National Register of Historic Places. History of Crawford and Richland Counties, Wisconsin - Union Publishing Company - Springfield, IL - 1884 History of Wisconsin, Chapter 3 The first Legislature provided for the re-election of judges of the circuit courts on the first Monday of August, 1848. By the same act it was provided that the first term of the supreme court should be held in Madison, on the second Monday of January, 1849, and thereafter at the same place and on the same day, yearly; afterward changed so as to hold a January and June term in each year. Under the constitution, the circuit judges were also judges of the Supreme Court. One of their own number under an act of June 29, 1848, was to be, by themselves, elected chief justice. Under this arrangement, the following were the justices of the Supreme Court, at the times indicated: Alex. W. Stow, C. J., fourth district, Aug. 28, 1848, to Jan. 1, 1851; Edward V. Whiton, A. J., first circuit, Aug. 28, 1848, to June 1, 1853; Levi Hubbell, A. J., elected chief justice, June 18, 1851, second circuit, Aug. 28, 1848, to June 1, 1853; Charles H. Larrabee, A. J., third circuit, Aug. 28, 1848, to June 1, 1853; Mortimer M. Jackson, A. J., fifth circuit, Aug. 28, 1848, to June 1, 1853; Timothy O. Howe, A. J., fourth circuit, Jan. 1, 1851, to June 1, 1853; Wiram Knowlton History of Crawford and Richland Counties, Wisconsin - Union Publishing Company - Springfield, IL – 1884 At an election held the first Monday in July, 1850, for the election of judge for the Sixth judicial district, 130 votes were cast, of which Wiram Knowlton received seventy-four. At an election held November 5, 1850, the following was the result: 152 votes cast; Benjamin C. Eastman, member of congress; Joseph R. Brown, senator; John O. Henning, member of assembly; W. R. Anderson, register of deeds; W. R. Anderson county surveyor; James M. Bailey, clerk county board of commissioners; W. H. Simmes, district attorney; James Purinton, coroner; J. W. Jones, county treasurer; James Hughes, surveyor of logs and lumber. |
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