Judge Wickham came to Janesville and began practicing law.

The evidence

• “WICKHAM, Justice of the Peace ; born in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. ; admitted to practice in 1845 ; came to Janesville, March, 1856, and has been engaged in the practice of law ever since ; was City Assessor two terms, and elected Justice of the Peace in 1878. Judge Wickham is a prominent member of the Temple of Honor.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 727

  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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