Rock CountyAQuotation found on a page of our own sources

October 23, 1880

The Rock county bar held a meeting and resolved to urge the governor to appoint Mr. Cassoday to the vacant office.

Meanwhile, closer to home

BeloitJuly 12, 1880

Mrs. Hurd (Miss Cynthia Cowan) died; the passages give differing dates.

BeloitDecember 1, 1880

The "Gazette" published a review of the city's industries stating the agricultural implement makers' capital and their 1880 production.

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Rock CountyOctober 23, 1880

The Rock county bar held a meeting and resolved to urge the governor to appoint Mr. Cassoday to the vacant office.

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October 19, 1880, that eminent jurist, Chief Justice Ryan, died, thereby creating a vacancy upon the Supreme bench. Mr. Cassoday was at that time stumping the state for Garfield and the Republican party. October 23, 1880, the Rock county bar held, a meeting and unanimously resolved to urge the governor to appoint Mr. Cassoday to the office made vacant by the death of Chief Justice Ryan, and sent their communication to the governor. However, on November 11, 1880, Mr. Justice Cole, who had been a member of the court for more than twenty-five years, was appointed by the governor to the office of chief justice.

Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.Vol. 2, PDF p. 265 / book p. 766

1880 / October 23

Rock CountyA

October 23, 1880

The Rock county bar held a meeting and resolved to urge the governor to appoint Mr. Cassoday to the vacant office.

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The evidence

Rock CountyOctober 23, 1880

The Rock county bar held a meeting and resolved to urge the governor to appoint Mr. Cassoday to the vacant office.

A 1 independent source

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

October 19, 1880, that eminent jurist, Chief Justice Ryan, died, thereby creating a vacancy upon the Supreme bench. Mr. Cassoday was at that time stumping the state for Garfield and the Republican party. October 23, 1880, the Rock county bar held, a meeting and unanimously resolved to urge the governor to appoint Mr. Cassoday to the office made vacant by the death of Chief Justice Ryan, and sent their communication to the governor. However, on November 11, 1880, Mr. Justice Cole, who had been a member of the court for more than twenty-five years, was appointed by the governor to the office of chief justice.