Mr. Colley was elected member of the Assembly.

The evidence

• “Mr. Colley was elected member of the Assembly in 1848, and again in 1850 and 1855, and in 1876 was elected Sheriflf; has been a worthy representative of the people. His present wife has a beautiful pistol, presented to her for her bravery in preventing the escape of prisoners at Janesville.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/23-bios-turtle.md, PDF p. 799 / book p. 803

  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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