Fall 1856
The presidential election: in Rock County Fremont (Republican) received 4,707 votes to Buchanan's (Democrat) 1,965; Fremont's majority is given as 2,743, and Washburn (for Congress) had a majority of 2,762.
The evidence
“Democrat (Pierce), 1,690 ; Free Soil, 91G. 1856 — Republican (Fremont), 4,707 ; Democrat (Buchanan), 1,965. 1860 — Republican (Lincoln) 5,198 ;”
1879-history-of-rock-county/11-rock-county-ch05-press-institutions-tragedy.md, PDF p. 418
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.
Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources
On the printed page (PDF p. 418) · open the whole page “state senators. In 1856 Fremont's majority was 2,743; Washburn, for congress, had a majority of 2,762.”
1908-brown-rock-county/25-political-history.md, Vol. 1, PDF p. 558 / book p. 518
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.
Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources
On the printed page (Vol. 1, PDF p. 558 / book p. 518) · open the whole page
