Rev. John M. [Baker] served by appointment following Judge Doolittle

The evidence

• “Doolittle, of Racine, a lawyer of distinguished ability, and a man of the highest character, was elected judge of the First judicial district. A special term of court for Rock county was convened under Judge Doolittle on February 7, 1854, and he continued in that office, winning the esteem of all by his courtly and dignified demeanor, his fairness and thorough knowledge of the law, until March, 1856, when he resigned. During the interval until an election could be held, Mr. Charles M. Baker, of Geneva, served by appointment, and in April, 1854, Mr. John M.”

  1908-brown-rock-county/32-courts-and-legal-profession.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 211 / book p. 715

  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.

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