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Alexander Wilson (Wisconsin politician)

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at the fall 1860 general election and was elected to the office again in 1864 and 1866. In December 1867, he was appointed county judge of Iowa County, replacing Luman M. Strong, who died in office.
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He was elected Attorney General of Wisconsin in the general election of 1877 and was re-elected in 1879. The Wisconsin Bar Association described Wilson as conservative, patient, and safe.
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In 1874, he established a private bank in partnership with Edward Harris. The bank later developed into the City Bank of Mineral Point.
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After leaving office in 1882, Wilson returned to his private law practice. He died in March 1888 in
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in 1854, studying the science and civil engineering course. He taught school for two winters at
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and worked as a land surveyor. He was admitted to the bar in the Fall of 1855, and moved to
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Report of the Annual Meeting of the Wisconsin State Bar Association
337: 304:, serving from 1878 through 1882, and served several years as a 292:(August 16, 1833 – March 4, 1888) was an 1119: 1051:December 9, 1867 – January 3, 1870 1027:January 2, 1865 – December 9, 1867 1076:January 7, 1878 – January 2, 1882 1000:January 7, 1861 – January 5, 1863 1416: 892:The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin 1105: 756: 754: 752: 158:January 2, 1865 – December 9, 1867 104:December 9, 1867 – January 3, 1870 1112: 1098: 749: 545:Wisconsin Attorney General Election, 1879 389:Wisconsin Attorney General Election, 1877 189:January 7, 1861 – January 5, 1863 47:January 7, 1878 – January 2, 1882 924:(Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 496 894:(Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 454 882: 922:The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin 1417: 912: 906: 876: 847:"The Funeral of Hon. Alexander Wilson" 714: 712: 710: 708: 1093: 812: 720:"Death of Ex-Attorney General Wilson" 549: 393: 1450:People from Mineral Point, Wisconsin 790: 383: 705: 13: 570:General Election, November 4, 1879 414:General Election, November 6, 1877 14: 1481: 820:"Wilson, Alexander (1833 - 1888)" 1165: 868: 741: 1465:District attorneys in Wisconsin 1445:People from Westfield, New York 1435:Union College (New York) alumni 16:American politician (1833–1888) 1440:Politicians from Dubuque, Iowa 1121:Attorneys General of Wisconsin 839: 794:The Bench and Bar of Wisconsin 784: 1: 1072:Attorney General of Wisconsin 961:Attorney General of Wisconsin 913:Warner, Hans B., ed. (1880). 883:Bashford, R. M., ed. (1878). 698: 586:Alexander Wilson (incumbent) 302:Attorney General of Wisconsin 300:politician. He was the 12th 35:Attorney General of Wisconsin 1470:19th-century American judges 1455:Wisconsin state court judges 825:Wisconsin Historical Society 791:Reed, Parker McCobb (1882). 762:"Memoirs - Alexander Wilson" 315: 7: 1460:Wisconsin attorneys general 10: 1486: 853:. March 8, 1888. p. 8 851:The Nebraska State Journal 726:. 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Frisby 1079:Succeeded by 1054:Succeeded by 1030:Succeeded by 1019:District Attorney 1003:Succeeded by 992:District Attorney 972:Leander F. Frisby 969:Succeeded by 696: 695: 542: 541: 430:Alexander Wilson 384:Electoral history 370:Lincoln, Nebraska 357:district attorney 344:later that year. 330:Huntley, Illinois 306:district attorney 287: 286: 268:Lincoln, Nebraska 253:Lincoln, Nebraska 142:District Attorney 84:Leander F. Frisby 1477: 1169: 1168: 1114: 1107: 1100: 1091: 1090: 1062:Preceded by 1045:County Judge of 1038:Preceded by 1011:Preceded by 984:Preceded by 963: 948:Preceded by 940: 939: 934: 933: 931: 929: 919: 910: 904: 903: 901: 899: 889: 880: 874: 873: 872: 866: 860: 858: 843: 837: 836: 834: 832: 816: 810: 809: 807: 805: 788: 782: 781: 779: 777: 758: 747: 746: 745: 739: 733: 731: 716: 564: 547: 543: 459:Joseph M. Morrow 408: 391: 387: 332:, then moved to 290:Alexander Wilson 269: 249: 232: 230: 218:Personal details 206: 196: 187: 175: 165: 156: 133: 123: 115:Lucius Fairchild 111: 102: 90:County Judge of 80: 68: 56:William E. Smith 45: 23:Alexander Wilson 19: 18: 1485: 1484: 1480: 1479: 1478: 1476: 1475: 1474: 1415: 1414: 1413: 1408: 1170: 1166: 1161: 1123: 1118: 1084: 1075: 1067: 1057: 1050: 1041: 1040:Luman M. Strong 1033: 1026: 1014: 1013:Joseph H. Clary 1006: 1005:Joseph H. Clary 999: 987: 986:Joseph H. Clary 974: 965: 959: 951: 950:John R. Bennett 938: 937: 927: 925: 917: 911: 907: 897: 895: 887: 881: 877: 867: 856: 854: 845: 844: 840: 830: 828: 818: 817: 813: 803: 801: 789: 785: 775: 773: 760: 759: 750: 740: 729: 727: 718: 717: 706: 701: 386: 318: 274:Political party 267: 251: 247: 234: 233:August 16, 1833 228: 226: 209:Joseph H. Clary 204: 199:Joseph H. Clary 194: 188: 183: 173: 168:Joseph H. Clary 163: 157: 152: 131: 126:Luman M. Strong 121: 109: 103: 98: 78: 66: 58: 46: 41: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1483: 1473: 1472: 1467: 1462: 1457: 1452: 1447: 1442: 1437: 1432: 1427: 1410: 1409: 1407: 1406: 1401: 1396: 1391: 1389:Lautenschlager 1386: 1381: 1376: 1371: 1366: 1361: 1356: 1351: 1346: 1341: 1336: 1331: 1326: 1321: 1316: 1311: 1306: 1301: 1296: 1291: 1286: 1281: 1276: 1271: 1266: 1261: 1256: 1251: 1246: 1241: 1236: 1231: 1226: 1221: 1216: 1211: 1206: 1201: 1196: 1191: 1186: 1180: 1178: 1172: 1171: 1164: 1162: 1160: 1159: 1154: 1149: 1144: 1139: 1133: 1131: 1125: 1124: 1117: 1116: 1109: 1102: 1094: 1086: 1085: 1080: 1077: 1068: 1065:A. Scott Sloan 1063: 1059: 1058: 1055: 1052: 1042: 1039: 1035: 1034: 1031: 1028: 1015: 1012: 1008: 1007: 1004: 1001: 988: 985: 981: 980: 979:Legal offices 976: 975: 970: 967: 952: 949: 945: 944: 936: 935: 905: 875: 863:Newspapers.com 838: 811: 783: 748: 736:Newspapers.com 703: 702: 700: 697: 694: 693: 685: 682: 681: 678: 673: 668: 664: 663: 660: 657: 654: 648: 647: 644: 641: 638: 637:Edward Q. Nye 635: 630: 627: 626: 623: 620: 617: 612: 607: 604: 603: 598: 593: 588: 583: 576: 573: 572: 566: 565: 560: 557: 554: 551: 540: 539: 527: 524: 523: 520: 515: 510: 506: 505: 502: 499: 496: 490: 489: 487: 484: 481: 478: 473: 470: 469: 467: 464: 461: 456: 451: 448: 447: 442: 437: 432: 427: 420: 417: 416: 410: 409: 404: 401: 398: 395: 385: 382: 378:Wyuka Cemetery 347:He settled at 317: 314: 285: 284: 281: 280: 275: 271: 270: 264:Wyuka Cemetery 261: 257: 256: 250:(aged 54) 244: 240: 239: 224: 220: 219: 215: 214: 211: 210: 207: 201: 200: 197: 191: 190: 180: 179: 176: 170: 169: 166: 160: 159: 149: 148: 138: 137: 134: 128: 127: 124: 118: 117: 112: 106: 105: 95: 94: 87: 86: 81: 75: 74: 72:A. Scott Sloan 69: 63: 62: 53: 49: 48: 38: 37: 30: 29: 26: 25: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1482: 1471: 1468: 1466: 1463: 1461: 1458: 1456: 1453: 1451: 1448: 1446: 1443: 1441: 1438: 1436: 1433: 1431: 1428: 1426: 1423: 1422: 1420: 1405: 1402: 1400: 1397: 1395: 1392: 1390: 1387: 1385: 1382: 1380: 1377: 1375: 1372: 1370: 1367: 1365: 1362: 1360: 1357: 1355: 1352: 1350: 1347: 1345: 1342: 1340: 1337: 1335: 1332: 1330: 1327: 1325: 1322: 1320: 1317: 1315: 1312: 1310: 1307: 1305: 1302: 1300: 1297: 1295: 1292: 1290: 1287: 1285: 1282: 1280: 1277: 1275: 1272: 1270: 1267: 1265: 1262: 1260: 1257: 1255: 1252: 1250: 1247: 1245: 1242: 1240: 1237: 1235: 1232: 1230: 1227: 1225: 1222: 1220: 1217: 1215: 1212: 1210: 1207: 1205: 1202: 1200: 1197: 1195: 1192: 1190: 1187: 1185: 1182: 1181: 1179: 1177: 1173: 1158: 1155: 1153: 1150: 1148: 1145: 1143: 1140: 1138: 1135: 1134: 1132: 1130: 1126: 1122: 1115: 1110: 1108: 1103: 1101: 1096: 1095: 1092: 1083: 1074: 1073: 1066: 1060: 1056:Robert Wilson 1049: 1048: 1036: 1025: 1024: 1020: 1009: 998: 997: 993: 982: 977: 973: 964: 962: 957: 946: 941: 923: 916: 909: 893: 886: 879: 871: 864: 852: 848: 842: 827: 826: 821: 815: 800: 799:200–201 796: 795: 787: 771: 767: 763: 757: 755: 753: 744: 737: 725: 721: 715: 713: 711: 709: 704: 692: 689: 684: 683: 679: 677: 674: 672: 669: 665: 661: 658: 655: 653: 649: 645: 642: 639: 636: 634: 631: 629: 628: 624: 621: 618: 616: 613: 611: 608: 606: 605: 602: 599: 597: 594: 592: 589: 587: 584: 582: 581: 577: 575: 574: 571: 567: 548: 538: 534: 531: 526: 525: 521: 519: 516: 514: 511: 507: 503: 500: 497: 495: 491: 488: 485: 482: 480:Henry Hayden 479: 477: 474: 472: 471: 468: 465: 462: 460: 457: 455: 452: 450: 449: 446: 443: 441: 438: 436: 433: 431: 428: 426: 425: 421: 419: 418: 415: 411: 392: 381: 379: 375: 371: 366: 363: 360: 358: 354: 350: 345: 343: 339: 335: 334:Dubuque, Iowa 331: 327: 326:Union College 323: 313: 311: 307: 303: 299: 295: 291: 282: 279: 276: 272: 265: 262: 260:Resting place 258: 254: 246:March 4, 1888 245: 241: 237: 225: 221: 216: 212: 208: 202: 198: 192: 186: 181: 177: 171: 167: 161: 155: 150: 147: 143: 139: 136:Robert Wilson 135: 129: 125: 119: 116: 113: 107: 101: 96: 93: 88: 85: 82: 76: 73: 70: 64: 61: 57: 54: 50: 44: 39: 36: 31: 27: 20: 1349:Reynolds Jr. 1309:Reynolds Sr. 1249:C. Estabrook 1238: 1194:E. Estabrook 1070: 1044: 1017: 990: 958:nominee for 954: 928:December 19, 926:. Retrieved 908: 898:December 19, 896:. Retrieved 878: 861:– via 855:. Retrieved 850: 841: 831:December 19, 829:. Retrieved 823: 814: 804:December 19, 802:. Retrieved 793: 786: 776:December 19, 774:. Retrieved 769: 765: 734:– via 728:. Retrieved 723: 690: 675: 670: 667:Total votes 651: 600: 595: 590: 585: 578: 569: 532: 517: 512: 509:Total votes 493: 444: 439: 434: 429: 422: 413: 380:in Lincoln. 367: 364: 361: 346: 319: 289: 288: 248:(1888-03-04) 205:Succeeded by 184: 174:Succeeded by 153: 132:Succeeded by 110:Appointed by 99: 79:Succeeded by 42: 1430:1888 deaths 1425:1833 births 1374:La Follette 1359:La Follette 1204:W. R. Smith 1032:E. P. Weber 966:1877, 1879 772:: 413. 1901 353:Iowa County 336:, where he 296:lawyer and 195:Preceded by 178:E. P. 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Index

Attorney General of Wisconsin
William E. Smith
Jeremiah McLain Rusk
A. Scott Sloan
Leander F. Frisby
Iowa County, Wisconsin
Lucius Fairchild
District Attorney
Iowa County, Wisconsin
Westfield, New York
Lincoln, Nebraska
Wyuka Cemetery
Republican
American
Republican
Attorney General of Wisconsin
district attorney
Iowa County, Wisconsin
Westfield, New York
Union College
Huntley, Illinois
Dubuque, Iowa
read law
Wisconsin
Mineral Point, Wisconsin
Iowa County
district attorney
Lincoln, Nebraska
California
Wyuka Cemetery

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