Fifty Years In The Northwest - Part 77
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Chief Justice: Charles Dunn, 1836-48.

FIRST LEGISLATURE--REPRESENTATIVES OF CRAWFORD COUNTY.

First Session, 1836--Council: Thomas P. Burnett.[G] (Rejected by a ruling of Gov. Dodge, and district left without representation.) House: James H. Lockwood, James B. Dallam.

Second Session, 1837--House: Ira B. Brunson, Jean Brunet.[H]

Third Session, 1838--House: Ira B. Brunson, Jean Brunet.

SECOND LEGISLATURE.

First Session, 1838--Council: George Wilson. House: Alex. McGregor.[I]

Second Session, 1839--Council: George Wilson. House: Alex. McGregor, Ira B. Brunson.

Third Session, 1839-40--Council: Joseph Brisbois. House: Alex.

McGregor, Ira B. Brunson.

Fourth Session, 1840--Council: Charles J. Learned. House: Alex.

McGregor, Ira B. Brunson.

THIRD LEGISLATURE--REPRESENTATIVES OF CRAWFORD AND ST. CROIX COUNTIES.

First Session, 1840-41--Council: Charles J. Learned. House: Alfred Brunsou, Joseph R. Brown.

Second Session, 1841-42--Council: Charles J. Learned. House: Joseph R.

Brown, Theophilus J. LaChapelle.

FOURTH LEGISLATURE.

First Session, 1842-43--Council: Theophilus La Chapelle. House: John H. Manahan.

Second Session, 1843-44--Council: Theophilus La Chapelle. House: John H. Manahan.

Third Session, 1845--Council: Wiram Knowlton. House: James Fisher.

Fourth Session, 1846--Council: Wiram Knowlton. House: James Fisher.

FIFTH LEGISLATURE.

First Session, 1847--Council: Benj. F. Manahan. House: Joseph W.

Furber.

CRAWFORD, ST. CROIX, CHIPPEWA AND LA POINTE COUNTIES.

Special Session, 1847--Council: Benj. F. Manahan. House: Henry Jackson.

Second Session, 1848--Council: Benj. F. Manahan. House: Henry Jackson.

First Const.i.tutional Convention, Oct. 5, 1846--Delegate from St. Croix county, Wm. Holcombe.

Second Const.i.tutional Convention, Dec. 15, 1847--Delegate from St.

Croix county, George W. Brownell.

STATE GOVERNMENT OF WISCONSIN.

Governors: Nelson Dewey, 1848-52; L. J. Farwell, 1852-54; W. A.

Barstow, 1854-56; Coles Bashford, 1856-58; Alex. W. Randall, 1858-62; Louis P. Harvey, 1862; Edward Salomen, 1862-64; James Q. Lewis, 1864-66; Lucius Fairchild, 1866-72; C. C. Washburn, 1872-74; Wm. R.

Taylor, 1874-76; Harrison Luddington, 1876-78; Wm. E. Smith, 1878-82; Jeremiah Rusk, 1882-58.

UNITED STATES SENATORS.

Isaac P. Walker, June 8, 1848; Henry Dodge, June 8, 1848; Charles Durkee, Feb. 1, 1855; James R. Doolittle, Jan. 23, 1857; Timothy O.

Howe, Jan. 23, 1861; Matt H. Carpenter, Jan. 26, 1869; Angus Cameron, Feb. 3, 1875; Philetus Sawyer, Jan. 26, 1881; John C. Spooner, Jan.

26, 1885.

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVES.

From districts bordering on the St. Croix: Mason C. Darling, 1848-50; Orasmus Cole, 1850-52; Ben. C. Eastman, 1852-56; C. C. Washburn, 1856-62; Luther Hanchett, 1862-63; Walter D. McIndoe, 1863-68; C. C.

Washburn, 1868-72; Jeremiah M. Rusk, 1874-78; Hiram L. Humphrey, 1878-84; Wm. T. Price, 1884-88; Nels P. Haugan, 1888.

District judges presiding in territory originally included in St.

Croix county:

Wiram Knowlton, of Prairie du Chien, 1848-50; district--Crawford, Chippewa, St. Croix and La Pointe counties.

S. S. Fuller, of Hudson, 1850-60; district--Pierce, St. Croix, Polk, Douglas, and La Pointe counties.

Henry D. Barron, of North Pepin, 1860-61; district--Pierce, St. Croix, Polk, Douglas, Ashland, and Bayfield counties.

L. P. Weatherby, of Hudson, 1861-67; district--Pepin, Pierce, St.

Croix, Polk, Burnett, Douglas, Bayfield, and Ashland counties.

Herman L. Humphrey, of Hudson, 1867-77; district--St. Croix, Pierce, Pepin, Dunn, and Barron counties.

Solon S. Clough, of Hudson, 1864-76; district--Polk, Burnett, Douglas, Ashland, and Bayfield counties.

R. P. Bundy, of Menomonie, 1876-85, re-elected until 1891; district--Buffalo, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce; and St. Croix counties.