At a special meeting of the Town Board, Elihu H. Strong was elected Chairman of the Board of Supervisors.

The evidence

• “At a special meeting of the Town Board, held March 13, 1847, Elihu H. Strong was elected Chairman of the Board of Supervisors to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of 0.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/13-rock-county-ch07-town-histories.md, PDF p. 507 / book p. 511

  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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