1848
An unnamed citizen was a member of the first legislature.
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“He was trustee of the blind asylum from 1852 until 1858. He was one of the members of the first legislature in 1848 and was president of the Kock County Fair Association and of the State Agricultural Society. He was the earliest historian of Rock county, having compiled the "History of Rock County" which was published by the Rock County Agricultural Association and Mechanics' Institute, in connection with Orrin Guernsey.”
1908-brown-rock-county/26-history-of-janesville.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 29 / book p. 543
Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.
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