State officers elected in November, 1853: Alexander T. Gray; Edward H. Janssen (re-elected); George W. Smith; A. Wright; M. Dennis (elected); and the bank comptroller's office was to be filled by popular vote at the general election in the Fall of 1853.

The evidence

• “Alexander T. Gray, Nov., 1853. David W.”

  1856-history-of-rock-county/01-wisconsin.md, PDF p. 22 / book p. 4

  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