Elections and appointments for 1862: county officers elected April 1 in Janesville; district officers, assembly representation fixed at 133 since 1862; Thomas Earle and others serving districts; a mayor elected in Janesville; a Register of Deeds elected in the fall; a State Senator elected; an assessor elected and re-elected; a district attorney elected; a collector of internal revenue appointed by Lincoln; a Trustee of the State Hospital appointed.

The evidence

• “He then began the practice of medicine at Lodi, Columbia Co., till 18."Jl, when he removed to Albany and followed the milling and mercantile business with much success till 1870. lie has won honorable distinction as a statesman, being elected to the State Senate in 1857 and was afterward Clerk of the same. In 1862, he was appointed Collector of Internal Revenue by Lincoln, which office he held seven years ; he was also appointed by Secretary Stanton as Receiver of Commutation during the rebellion. Ho has been a Director of the Sugar Valley Railroad and a stockholder in the same.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 723 / book p. 727

  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