December 1846

The constitutional convention met at Madison; A. Hyatt Smith of Janesville took a prominent part in its deliberations.

Meanwhile, closer to home

BeloitDecember 2, 1846

Morning Star Lodge No. 10, F. and A. M., was organized at Beloit under dispensation from the Grand Lodge of Ohio.

BeloitDecember 6, 1846

The Congregational Society was organized in Erastus Dean's kitchen.

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The regionDecember 1846

The constitutional convention met at Madison; A. Hyatt Smith of Janesville took a prominent part in its deliberations.

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In December, 1846, the constitutional convention met at Madison. A. Hyatt Smith was a member of this convention from Janesville and took a very prominent part in its deliberations. They adopted the state constitution on December 16, 1846, and this was rejected at the April election of 1847, and another convention assembled.

Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.Vol. 2, PDF p. 25 / book p. 539

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December 1846

The constitutional convention met at Madison; A. Hyatt Smith of Janesville took a prominent part in its deliberations.

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The regionDecember 1846

The constitutional convention met at Madison; A. Hyatt Smith of Janesville took a prominent part in its deliberations.

A 1 independent source

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

In December, 1846, the constitutional convention met at Madison. A. Hyatt Smith was a member of this convention from Janesville and took a very prominent part in its deliberations. They adopted the state constitution on December 16, 1846, and this was rejected at the April election of 1847, and another convention assembled.