Robert C. Cowan was elected Sheriff; at this election a vote on "equal suffrage to colored persons" was taken.

The evidence

• “Keep, District Attorney. November 7, 1848 — Sheriif, Robert C. Cowan ;”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/10-rock-county-ch04-early-maps-courts-railroads.md, PDF p. 369 / book p. 373

  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