William Pitt Lynde was elected Member of Congress for the First District.

The evidence

• “By the Constitution, adopted when the Territory became a State in 1848, two Representatives in Congress were provided for by dividing the State into two Congressional Districts, the First District being composed of the counties of Milwaukee, Waukesha, Jefferson, Racine, Walworth, Rock and Green. Under this authority, an election was held May 8, 1848, and William Pitt Lynde was elected Member of Congress for the First District.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/10-rock-county-ch04-early-maps-courts-railroads.md, PDF p. 374 / book p. 378

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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