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Moses M. Strong
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Quarter-length oval portrait of Moses M. Strong. He was born in Vermon on May 20, 1810, and came to Mineral Point, Wisconsin, in June of 1836. Strong was active in territorial and state politics, serving at various times as the U.S. attorney for the territory of Wisconsin, as a member of the first state constitutional convention, and as a territorial and state legislator. When the State Bar Association of Wisconsin was organized in 1878, Strong was elected its first president. He continued to serve as president until 1893, shortly before his death in 1894.
1856
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WHi 27749
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Quarter-length oval portrait of Moses Whiteside. He was born in Madison County, Illinois, on September 14, 1804, and came to Lafayette County, Wisconsin, in May of 1828.
Sheldon Walling
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Neely Gray
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Quarter-length oval portrait of Neely Gray. He was born in Brook County, Virginia, on February 25, 1810, and came to Wisconsin on April 4, 1835.
Darwin Clark
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Quarter-length oval portrait of Darwin Clark. He was born in Otsego County, New York, in 1812, and came to Wisconsin in May of 1836. Clark served as mayor of Madison and died in 1899.
Satterlee Clark
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Quarter-length oval portrait of Satterlee Clark. He was born in Washington, D.C., came to Wisconsin in April of 1829, and resided in Green Lake. In 1830, he was appointed by President Andrew Jackso...
