A settler was elected Chairman of the Town Board of Supervisors.

The evidence

• “His first occupation was farming. In spring of 1846, was elected Chairman of Town Board of Supervisors, which ofiice he held at difierent times for twelve years. In 1847, was elected a member of the Constitutional Convention.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/28-bios-center.md, PDF p. 849 / book p. 853

  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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