A sketch's subject was appointed Under Sheriff (Janesville).

The evidence

• “Mr. P. came to Janesville Feb. 26, 1855; was in the carriage business four years; in 1859, appointed Under Sheriff, and elected Sheriff in 1860; served two years; was appointed Provost Marshal of the Second District of Wisconsin April 24, 1863, and served till October, 1865 ; in 1866, was again elected Sheriff, and, after two years, engaged in the insurance business; in 1872, was again elected Sheriff for two years; in 1875, was appointed Superintendent of Industrial School at Waukesha, and, at the end of one year, resigned ; was appointed Superintendent of State Industrial School Jan. 4, 1877, and continued until April 20, 1879, when he withdrew from the school, as he demanded an investigation of school matters, etc., which was refused him — he, however, is still the legal Superintendent.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 715 / book p. 719

  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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