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| List of Wisconsin's territorial governors from 1836 to 1848 and a brief summation of the responsibilities of the position. |
| Wisconsin's first Methodist Missionary |
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| Biography of Methodist clergyman, lawyer, politician and author Alfred Brunson |
| Land Speculator and Politician |
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| Brief biography of surveyor, land speculator, railroad promoter and politician Byron Kilbourn, twice elected mayor of Milwaukee. |
| Newspaperman, Politician and Inventor |
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| Biography of newspaperman, a politician and typewriter inventor Christopher Latham Sholes. |
| Lawyer and Senator |
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| Biography of lawyer and U.S. Senator Matthew Hale Carpenter. |
| Lumberman, Financier and Congressman |
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| Biography of Isaac Stephenson who was a lumberman, financier and congressman. |
| Lawyer, Judge, Politician and Land Speculator |
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| Biography of lawyer, judge, politician and land speculator Morgan Lewis Martin. |
| Lawyer and Politician |
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| Biography of John Coit Spooner who was a lawyer and politician, known as a leading Stalwart Republican. |
| Spiritualist, Social Reformer and Politician |
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| Biography of spiritualist, social reformer and politician Warren Chase. |
| Lawyer, Politician and Judge |
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| Biography of lawyer, politician and judge Edward George Ryan. |
| Banker, Politician, Congressman and Railroad Promoter |
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| Biography of banker, politician, Congressman and railroad promoter and executive Alexander Mitchell. |
| Lawyer, Politician, Land Speculator, Promoter and Author |
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| Biography of lawyer, politician, land speculator and promoter and author of a History of the Territory of Wisconsin, Moses Mccure Strong. |
| Politician and Industrialist |
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| Biography of Walter Jodok Koher, politician and founder of the Kohler Company. |
| Teacher, Newspaperman and Politician |
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| Biography of teacher, newspaperman and politician Albert Gallatin Ellis. |
| Documented and Legendary Accounts of Lincoln's Visits to Wisconsin |
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| Abraham Lincoln's visits to Wisconsin, documented and legendary. |
| Lawyer, Politician, Senator, Cabinet Officer and Philanthropist |
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| Biography of William Freeman Vilas, 1840-1908. |
| Lawyer, Land Speculator and Wisconsin's First Governor |
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| Discover the history of lawyer, land speculator and Wisconsin's first governor Nelson Dewey. |
| Governor |
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| Discover the history of Wisconsin's 22nd governor Francis Edward McGovern |
| Lawyer, Politician and Governor |
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| Discover the history of Wisconsin governor Bashford Coles. |
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