A man was elected Mayor of Janesville against his will.

The evidence

• “In 1848, he was appointed United States Attorney by PrcsidentPolk, and held the office until the accession of the Taylor administration. On the organization of the city of Janesville, in 1853, he was elected its first Mayor, and, in 1857, he was elected to the same position, against bis will. In 1851, while absent from the country in England, he came within two votes of receiving the Democratic nomination for Governor, without his knowledge or consent; and, again, in 1853, he stood for a long time within two votes of a nomination for the same office, but withdrew in favor of Barstow, who was elected.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 719 / book p. 723

  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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