A Fulton-area farmer was elected Justice of the Peace about 1856.

The evidence

• “H. is now owner of a verv large and valuable farm. He has always been a Republican ; was elected Justice of the Peace about 1856 ; he was never connected with any secret order. Mr.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/21-bios-lima.md, PDF p. 788 / book p. 792

  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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