Mr. Williams reached Janesville and was active in the Fremont campaign that year.

The evidence

• “Mr. Williams reached Janesville in 1856, and that year was prominently brought before the public in connection with the Fremont campaign. As an ardent Republican, he needed only an opportunity to express his mind on political matters, and very soon attracted attention, and took rank with the best speakers of the Northwest.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 724 / book p. 728

  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