George W. Jones took his seat in Congress as delegate from Wisconsin Territory, having been elected only a little over two months before.

The evidence

• “Jones, under the act of 1819, had been elected a delegate for Michigan Territory, in October, 1835, and took his seat at the ensuin"g session, in December of that year. By the act of June 15, 1836, the constitution and State government which the people of Michigan had formed- for themselves was accepted, ratified and confirmed, and she "was declared to be one of the United States of America, so that the term of two years for which Jones had been elected was cut short, as, in the nature of the case, his term could not survive the existence of the Territory he represented. But, as he was a candidate for election to represent the new Territory of Wisconsin in congress as a delegate, and was successful, he took his seat at the commencement of the second session of the twenty-fourth congress — December 12, 1836, notwithstanding he had been elected only a little over two months.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/01-wisconsin-antiquities-indians-territory.md, PDF p. 40

  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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