Rev. James Alderson succeeded Hewitt.

The evidence

• “Hewitt was succeeded by Rev. James Alderson in the spring of 1852. Rey.”

  1856-history-of-rock-county/25-city-of-janesville.md, PDF p. 185 / book p. 167

  Guernsey, Orrin, and Josiah F. Willard, editors. History of Rock County, and Transactions of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute. Janesville, Wis.: William M. Doty & Brother, 1856. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871593.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources