A man was appointed by Gov. Dodge and confirmed by the Legislative Council as Attorney General of the Territory.

The evidence

• “As above related, he was a member of the first Constitutional Convention of Wisconsin. In 1847, he was appointed by Gov. Dodge and confirmed by the Legislative Council Attorney General of the Territory, and held the oflioe until after the State was admitted into the Union.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 719 / book p. 723

  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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