List of governors of Wisconsin

Governor of Wisconsin
Governor of Wisconsin
	Gubernatorial seal
	Incumbent; Tony Evers; since January 7, 2019
Residence	Wisconsin Governor's Mansion
Term length	Four years, no term limits
Inaugural holder	Nelson Dewey
Formation	June 7, 1848
Deputy	Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
Salary	$146,597.88[1]
Website	evers.wi.gov

The governor of Wisconsin is the head of government of Wisconsin[2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's army and air forces.[3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws,[3] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Wisconsin Legislature,[4] to convene the legislature,[3] and to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment.[5]

Forty-four individuals have held the office of governor of Wisconsin since the state's admission to the Union in 1848, one of whom—Philip La Follette—served non-consecutive terms. Nelson Dewey, the first governor, took office on June 7, 1848. The longest-serving governor was Tommy Thompson, who took office on January 5, 1987 and resigned on February 1, 2001, a total of 14 years and 28 days. Arthur MacArthur, Sr. had the shortest term: he was governor for a total of just 5 days—from March 21, 1856 to March 25, 1856.[6] The current governor is Tony Evers, a Democrat who took office on January 7, 2019.[6]

Governors

Initially after the American Revolution, parts of the area now known as Wisconsin were claimed by Virginia, Massachusetts and Connecticut; however, Virginia ceded its claim in 1784, Massachusetts in 1785 and Connecticut in 1786.[7] On July 13, 1787, the Northwest Territory, including the area now called Wisconsin, was formed; Wisconsin remained part of the territory until 1800.[8] The territorial governor during this period was Arthur St. Clair.[9] As parts of the Northwest Territory were admitted to the Union as states, Wisconsin became part of first the Indiana Territory (1800–1809), then the Illinois Territory (1809–1818), and then the Michigan Territory (1818–1836);[8] see the lists of governors of Indiana, of Illinois, and of Michigan for these periods.

Governors of Wisconsin Territory

Wisconsin Territory was formed on July 3, 1836. During the time of its existence, the Wisconsin Territory had 3 territorial governors, 1 of whom served non-consecutive terms,[8][10] and 1 who continued on as acting governor after the territory had officially ceased to exist.

#		Appointed	Left office [lower-alpha 1]	Appointed by	Notes
1	Henry Dodge October 12, 1782 – June 19, 1867 (aged 84)	April 30, 1836	September 13, 1841[11]	Andrew Jackson
2	James Duane Doty November 5, 1799 – June 13, 1865 (aged 65)	September 30, 1841	June 21, 1844	John Tyler
3	Nathaniel P. Tallmadge February 8, 1795 – November 2, 1864 (aged 69)	June 21, 1844	April 8, 1845	John Tyler
4	Henry Dodge October 12, 1782 – June 19, 1867 (aged 84)	April 8, 1845	June 23, 1848	James Polk	[lower-alpha 2][12]
	John Catlin October 13, 1803 – August 4, 1874 (aged 70)	June 23, 1848	March 3, 1849	none (acting governor)	[lower-alpha 3][13]

Governors of the State of Wisconsin

Wisconsin was admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848. Since then, it has had 45 governors, one of whom served non-consecutive terms.[6]

Originally, governors of Wisconsin served for two-year terms, but in 1967 the state constitution was amended to change this to four.[2] Jeremiah McLain Rusk served 1 3-year term in the 1880s as the constitution was amended during his first term to move elections from odd to even years, and all officers were allowed to serve an extra year, rather than have their terms cut a year short. Patrick Lucey, elected in the 1970 election, was the first governor to serve a 4-year term.[6] Governors of Wisconsin are not term limited.

The state constitution provides for the election of a lieutenant governor; originally, the governor and lieutenant governor were elected on different tickets, and thus were not necessarily of the same party. Since the 1967 amendment, however, the two have been nominated, and voted on, together.[2] Originally, if the office of the governor was vacant for any reason, "the powers and duties of the office . . . devolve[d] upon the lieutenant governor." In 1979, the constitution was amended to make this more specific: if the governor dies, resigns, or is removed from office, the lieutenant governor becomes governor, but becomes acting governor if the governor is absent from the state, impeached, or unable to carry out of duties.[14] If any of these events occur while the office of lieutenant governor is vacant, the secretary of state becomes either governor or acting governor.[15] Two Wisconsin governors have died while in office, one has died after being elected but before taking office, and four have resigned.[6]

Parties

Democratic (12) Republican (31) Whig (1) Wisconsin Progressive (2)

#		Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. Governor[16][lower-alpha 4]
1	Nelson Dewey December 19, 1813 – July 21, 1889 (aged 75)	June 7, 1848 – January 5, 1852	Democratic	1848		John E. Holmes
1		June 7, 1848 – January 5, 1852	Democratic	1849		Samuel W. Beall
2	Leonard J. Farwell January 5, 1819 – April 11, 1889 (aged 70)	January 5, 1852 – January 2, 1854	Whig	1851		Timothy Burns [lower-alpha 5]
3	William A. Barstow September 13, 1813 – December 13, 1865 (aged 52)	January 2, 1854 – March 21, 1856	Democratic	1853		James T. Lewis
3		January 2, 1854 – March 21, 1856	Democratic	1855 [lower-alpha 6][17]		Arthur MacArthur Sr.
4	Arthur MacArthur Sr. January 26, 1815 – August 26, 1896 (aged 81)	March 21, 1856 – March 25, 1856	Democratic		vacant
5	Coles Bashford January 24, 1816 – April 25, 1878 (aged 62)	March 25, 1856 – January 4, 1858	Republican			Arthur MacArthur Sr.
6	Alexander Randall October 31, 1819 – July 26, 1872 (aged 52)	January 4, 1858 – January 6, 1862	Republican	1857		Erasmus D. Campbell
6		January 4, 1858 – January 6, 1862	Republican	1859		Butler G. Noble
7	Louis P. Harvey July 22, 1820 – April 19, 1862 (aged 41)	January 6, 1862 – April 19, 1862 (died)	Republican	1861		Edward Salomon
8	Edward Salomon August 11, 1828 – April 21, 1909 (aged 80)	April 19, 1862 – January 4, 1864	Republican	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	vacant
9	James T. Lewis October 30, 1819 – August 5, 1904 (aged 84)	January 4, 1864 – January 1, 1866	Republican	1863		Wyman Spooner
10	Lucius Fairchild December 27, 1831 – May 23, 1896 (aged 64)	January 1, 1866 – January 1, 1872	Republican	1865
				1867
				1869		Thaddeus C. Pound
11	Cadwallader C. Washburn April 22, 1818 – May 14, 1882 (aged 64)	January 1, 1872 – January 5, 1874	Republican	1871		Milton H. Pettit [lower-alpha 7]
12	William Robert Taylor July 10, 1820 – March 17, 1909 (aged 88)	January 5, 1874 – January 3, 1876	Democratic	1873		Charles D. Parker
13	Harrison Ludington July 30, 1812 – June 17, 1891 (aged 78)	January 3, 1876 – January 7, 1878	Republican	1875		Charles D. Parker
14	William E. Smith June 18, 1824 – February 13, 1883 (aged 58)	January 7, 1878 – January 2, 1882	Republican	1877		James M. Bingham
14		January 7, 1878 – January 2, 1882	Republican	1879		James M. Bingham
15	Jeremiah McLain Rusk June 17, 1830 – November 21, 1893 (aged 63)	January 2, 1882 – January 7, 1889	Republican	1881 [lower-alpha 8]		Sam S. Fifield
				1884		Sam S. Fifield
				1886		George W. Ryland
16	William D. Hoard October 10, 1836 – November 22, 1918 (aged 82)	January 7, 1889 – January 5, 1891	Republican	1888		George W. Ryland
17	George Wilbur Peck September 28, 1840 – April 16, 1916 (aged 75)	January 5, 1891 – January 7, 1895	Democratic	1890		Charles Jonas
17		January 5, 1891 – January 7, 1895	Democratic	1892		Charles Jonas
18	William H. Upham May 3, 1841 – July 2, 1924 (aged 83)	January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897	Republican	1894		Emil Baensch
19	Edward Scofield March 28, 1842 – February 3, 1925 (aged 82)	January 4, 1897 – January 7, 1901	Republican	1896		Emil Baensch
19		January 4, 1897 – January 7, 1901	Republican	1898		Jesse Stone [lower-alpha 9]
20	Robert M. La Follette, Sr. June 14, 1855 – June 21, 1925 (aged 70)	January 7, 1901 – January 1, 1906 (resigned)[lower-alpha 10]	Republican	1900		Jesse Stone [lower-alpha 9]
				1902		James O. Davidson
				1904		James O. Davidson
21	James O. Davidson February 10, 1854 – December 16, 1922 (aged 68)	January 1, 1906 – January 2, 1911	Republican	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	vacant
				1906		William D. Connor
				1908		John Strange
22	Francis E. McGovern January 21, 1866 – May 16, 1946 (aged 80)	January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915	Republican	1910		Thomas Morris
22		January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915	Republican	1912		Thomas Morris
23	Emanuel L. Philipp March 25, 1861 – June 15, 1925 (aged 64)	January 4, 1915 – January 3, 1921	Republican	1914		Edward F. Dithmar
				1916
				1918
24	John J. Blaine May 4, 1875 – April 16, 1934 (aged 75)	January 3, 1921 – January 3, 1927	Republican	1920		George F. Comings
				1922		George F. Comings
				1924		Henry A. Huber
25	Fred R. Zimmerman November 20, 1880 – December 14, 1954 (aged 74)	January 3, 1927 – January 7, 1929	Republican	1926
26	Walter J. Kohler Sr. March 5, 1875 – April 21, 1940 (aged 65)	January 7, 1929 – January 5, 1931	Republican	1928
27	Philip La Follette May 8, 1897 – August 18, 1965 (aged 68)	January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933 (lost renomination)	Republican	1930
28	Albert G. Schmedeman November 25, 1864 – November 26, 1946 (aged 82)	January 2, 1933 – January 7, 1935 (lost election)	Democratic	1932		Thomas J. O'Malley [lower-alpha 11]
27 (2)	Philip La Follette May 8, 1897 – August 18, 1965 (aged 68)	January 7, 1935 – January 2, 1939 (lost election)	Wisconsin Progressive	1934		Thomas J. O'Malley [lower-alpha 11]
				1936		Henry A. Gunderson [lower-alpha 12]
				1936		Herman L. Ekern
29	Julius P. Heil July 8, 1876 – November 30, 1949 (aged 73)	January 2, 1939 – January 4, 1943 (lost election)	Republican	1938		Walter S. Goodland
29		January 2, 1939 – January 4, 1943 (lost election)	Republican	1940
—	Orland Steen Loomis November 2, 1893 – December 7, 1942 (aged 49)	did not take office [lower-alpha 13]	Wisconsin Progressive	1942
30	Walter Samuel Goodland December 22, 1862 – March 12, 1947 (aged 84)	January 4, 1943 – March 12, 1947 (died)	Republican	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	vacant
				1944		Oscar Rennebohm
				1946		Oscar Rennebohm
31	Oscar Rennebohm May 25, 1889 – October 15, 1968 (aged 79)	March 12, 1947 – January 1, 1951 (not candidate election)	Republican	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	vacant
31		March 12, 1947 – January 1, 1951 (not candidate election)	Republican	1948		George M. Smith
32	Walter J. Kohler Jr. April 4, 1904 – March 21, 1976 (aged 71)	January 1, 1951 – January 7, 1957 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1950
				1952
				1954		Warren P. Knowles
33	Vernon Wallace Thomson November 5, 1905 – April 2, 1988 (aged 82)	January 7, 1957 – January 5, 1959 (lost election)	Republican	1956		Warren P. Knowles
34	Gaylord Nelson June 4, 1916 – July 3, 2005 (aged 89)	January 5, 1959 – January 7, 1963 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1958		Philleo Nash
34	Gaylord Nelson June 4, 1916 – July 3, 2005 (aged 89)		Democratic	1960		Warren P. Knowles
35	John W. Reynolds Jr. April 4, 1921 – January 6, 2002 (aged 80)	January 7, 1963 – January 4, 1965 (lost election)	Democratic	1962		Jack B. Olson
36	Warren P. Knowles August 19, 1908 – May 1, 1993 (aged 84)	January 4, 1965 – January 4, 1971 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1964		Patrick J. Lucey
				1966		Jack B. Olson
				1968		Jack B. Olson
38	Patrick Lucey March 21, 1918 – May 10, 2014 (aged 96)	January 4, 1971 – July 6, 1977 (resigned) [lower-alpha 14]	Democratic	1970 [lower-alpha 15]		Martin J. Schreiber
38	Patrick Lucey March 21, 1918 – May 10, 2014 (aged 96)	January 4, 1971 – July 6, 1977 (resigned) [lower-alpha 14]	Democratic	1974		Martin J. Schreiber
39	Martin J. Schreiber (1939-04-08) April 8, 1939	July 6, 1977 – January 3, 1979 (lost election)	Democratic	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	vacant
40	Lee S. Dreyfus June 20, 1926 – January 2, 2008 (aged 81)	January 3, 1979[lower-alpha 16][18] – January 3, 1983 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1978		Russell A. Olson
41	Tony Earl (1936-04-12) April 12, 1936	January 3, 1983 – January 5, 1987 (lost election)	Democratic	1982		James T. Flynn
42	Tommy Thompson (1941-11-19) November 19, 1941	January 5, 1987 – February 1, 2001 (resigned) [lower-alpha 17]	Republican	1986		Scott McCallum
				1990
				1994
				1998
43	Scott McCallum (1950-05-02) May 2, 1950	February 1, 2001 – January 6, 2003 (lost election)	Republican	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor		Margaret A. Farrow
44	Jim Doyle (1945-11-23) November 23, 1945	January 6, 2003 – January 3, 2011 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	2002		Barbara Lawton
44	Jim Doyle (1945-11-23) November 23, 1945		Democratic	2006		Barbara Lawton
45	Scott Walker (1967-11-02) November 2, 1967	January 3, 2011 – January 7, 2019 (lost election)	Republican	2010		Rebecca Kleefisch
				2012 (special) [lower-alpha 18]
				2014
46	Tony Evers (1951-11-05) November 5, 1951	January 7, 2019 – Incumbent [lower-alpha 19]	Democratic	2018		Mandela Barnes

Other high offices held

This is a table of other governorships, congressional and other federal offices, and ranking diplomatic positions in foreign countries held by Wisconsin governors.

* Denotes those offices for which the governor resigned the governorship.

† Denotes those offices from which the governor resigned to take the governorship.

Governor	Gubernatorial term	Other offices held	Source
Henry Dodge	1836–1841 1845–1848	U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, Delegate from Wisconsin Territory	[19]
James Doty	1841–1844	Delegate from Wisconsin Territory, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, Governor of Utah Territory	[20]
Nathaniel Tallmadge	1844–1845	Senator from New York†	[21]
Arthur MacArthur, Sr.	1856	Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia	[22]
Coles Bashford	1856–1858	Delegate from Arizona Territory	[23]
Alexander Randall	1858–1862	Minister to the Papal States; Postmaster General	[24]
Lucius Fairchild	1866–1872	Minister to Spain	[25]
Cadwallader Washburn	1872–1874	U.S. Representative from Wisconsin	[26]
Jeremiah Rusk	1882–1889	U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, Secretary of Agriculture	[27]
Robert La Follette, Sr.	1901–1906	U.S. Senator from Wisconsin*, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin	[28]
John Blaine	1921–1927	U.S. Senator from Wisconsin	[29]
Albert Schmedeman	1933–1935	Minister to Norway	[30]
Vernon Thomson	1957–1959	U.S. Representative from Wisconsin	[31]
Gaylord Nelson	1959–1963	U.S. Senator from Wisconsin	[32]
John W. Reynolds, Jr.	1963–1965	District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin	[33]
Patrick Lucey	1971–1977	Ambassador to Mexico*	[34]
Tommy Thompson	1987–2001	Secretary of Health and Human Services*	[35]

Living former governors of Wisconsin

As of July 2022, there are six former governors of Wisconsin who are currently living at this time, the oldest governor of Wisconsin being Anthony S. Earl (served 1983–1987, born 1936). The most recent death of a former governor of Wisconsin was that of Patrick Lucey (served 1971–1977, born 1918) on May 10, 2014.[6] The most recently serving governor to die was Lee S. Dreyfus (served 1979–1983, born 1926) on January 2, 2008.

Governor	Gubernatorial term	Date of birth (and age)
Martin J. Schreiber	1977–1979	(1939-04-08) April 8, 1939
Anthony S. Earl	1983–1987	(1936-04-12) April 12, 1936
Tommy Thompson	1987–2001	(1941-11-19) November 19, 1941
Scott McCallum	2001–2003	(1950-05-02) May 2, 1950
Jim Doyle	2003–2011	(1945-11-23) November 23, 1945
Scott Walker	2011–2019	(1967-11-02) November 2, 1967

Notes

Absent any other sources, it is assumed the governor left office when his successor was appointed.
When the State of Wisconsin was formed, part of Wisconsin Territory was not included in the state. This portion likely became unorganized territory; however, the Wisconsin territorial government continued to function there until the land was assigned to Minnesota Territory on March 3, 1849. Henry Dodge ceased to be territorial governor when he took his seat as a U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin on June 23, 1848. In the absence of a governor, John Catlin, as Secretary of Wisconsin Territory, acted as governor until the organization of Minnesota Territory.
When the State of Wisconsin was formed, part of Wisconsin Territory was not included in the state. This portion likely became unorganized territory; however, the Wisconsin territorial government continued to function there until the land was assigned to Minnesota Territory on March 3, 1849. Henry Dodge ceased to be territorial governor when he took his seat as a U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin on June 23, 1848. In the absence of a governor, John Catlin, as Secretary of Wisconsin Territory, acted as governor until the organization of Minnesota Territory.
Vacancies in the office of the lieutenant governor are only listed if they lasted for the entire term. For a full list of vacancies, see List of Lieutenant Governors of Wisconsin.
Died in office
Initially, Barstow was declared the winner of the 1855 election, but soon resigned amid claims that he had won through fraudulent means. MacArthur, as lieutenant governor, acted as governor for five days, until the Wisconsin Supreme Court declared Barstow's opponent, Bashford, the legitimate governor. Bashford completed the term, with MacArthur continuing to serve as lieutenant governor.
Died in office
During Rusk's first term, the Wisconsin Constitution was amended to say that all elections of state and county officers would henceforth take place in even-numbered years. By the provisions of the amendment, the terms of all officials who would have left office in 1884, including Rusk, were extended by one year.
Died in office
Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
Died in office
Resigned to take an appointment to the state tax commission.
Loomis was elected in the 1942 election, but died before taking office. Per a ruling of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Goodland, who had been re-elected lieutenant governor in the same election, served as governor for the entire term.
Resigned to become Ambassador to Mexico.
As per a 1967 amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution, Lucey's first term was the first gubernatorial term to last 4 years.
Contemporary newspaper sources indicate that Dreyfus was sworn in on January 3; the Wisconsin Blue Book, however, states that he was sworn in on January 1.
Resigned to become United States Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Walker survived a recall election.
Evers' first term expires on January 2, 2023.

References

General

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Barish, Lawrence S., ed. (2009). Wisconsin Blue Book 2009–2010. Madison: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. ISBN 978-0-9752820-3-8.

Constitution

"Annotated Wisconsin Constitution". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved July 7, 2010.

Specific

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Wisconsin Constitution article V, § 1
Wisconsin Constitution article V, § 4
Wisconsin Constitution article V, § 10
Wisconsin Constitution article V, § 6
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[11] Absent any other sources, it is assumed the governor left office when his successor was appointed.

[13] When the State of Wisconsin was formed, part of Wisconsin Territory was not included in the state. This portion likely became unorganized territory; however, the Wisconsin territorial government continued to function there until the land was assigned to Minnesota Territory on March 3, 1849. Henry Dodge ceased to be territorial governor when he took his seat as a U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin on June 23, 1848. In the absence of a governor, John Catlin, as Secretary of Wisconsin Territory, acted as governor until the organization of Minnesota Territory.

[15] When the State of Wisconsin was formed, part of Wisconsin Territory was not included in the state. This portion likely became unorganized territory; however, the Wisconsin territorial government continued to function there until the land was assigned to Minnesota Territory on March 3, 1849. Henry Dodge ceased to be territorial governor when he took his seat as a U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin on June 23, 1848. In the absence of a governor, John Catlin, as Secretary of Wisconsin Territory, acted as governor until the organization of Minnesota Territory.

[20] Vacancies in the office of the lieutenant governor are only listed if they lasted for the entire term. For a full list of vacancies, see List of Lieutenant Governors of Wisconsin.

[21] Died in office

[22] Initially, Barstow was declared the winner of the 1855 election, but soon resigned amid claims that he had won through fraudulent means. MacArthur, as lieutenant governor, acted as governor for five days, until the Wisconsin Supreme Court declared Barstow's opponent, Bashford, the legitimate governor. Bashford completed the term, with MacArthur continuing to serve as lieutenant governor.

[24] Died in office

[25] During Rusk's first term, the Wisconsin Constitution was amended to say that all elections of state and county officers would henceforth take place in even-numbered years. By the provisions of the amendment, the terms of all officials who would have left office in 1884, including Rusk, were extended by one year.

[26] Died in office

[27] Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.

[28] Died in office

[29] Resigned to take an appointment to the state tax commission.

[30] Loomis was elected in the 1942 election, but died before taking office. Per a ruling of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Goodland, who had been re-elected lieutenant governor in the same election, served as governor for the entire term.

[31] Resigned to become Ambassador to Mexico.

[32] As per a 1967 amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution, Lucey's first term was the first gubernatorial term to last 4 years.

[33] Contemporary newspaper sources indicate that Dreyfus was sworn in on January 3; the Wisconsin Blue Book, however, states that he was sworn in on January 1.

[35] Resigned to become United States Secretary of Health and Human Services.

[36] Walker survived a recall election.

[37] Evers' first term expires on January 2, 2023.

[1] "Database: Wisconsin state employee salaries | Politics and Elections". Wisconsin State Journal. May 13, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2016.

[a5-s1-2] Wisconsin Constitution article V, § 1

[a5-s4-3] Wisconsin Constitution article V, § 4

[4] Wisconsin Constitution article V, § 10

[5] Wisconsin Constitution article V, § 6

[govlist-6] "Wisconsin Governors since 1848". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2005–2006 (PDF). p. 724. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2007. Retrieved October 5, 2007.

[1911bb-7] Beck, J. D., ed. (1911). The blue book of the state of Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company. p. 512. Retrieved December 11, 2007.

[WIhist-8] "Significant Events in Wisconsin History". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2005–2006 (PDF). p. 696. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2007. Retrieved December 11, 2007.

[stclair-9] "St. Clair, Arthur". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Government Printing Office. 2005. Retrieved December 11, 2007.

[1853bb-10] Manual for the use of the assembly, of the state of Wisconsin, for the year 1853. Madison, Wisconsin: Brown and Carpenter, Printers. 1853. p. 74. Retrieved December 11, 2007.

[columbia-12] Butterfield, C.W. (1880). The history of Columbia County, Wisconsin. p. 49. Retrieved December 17, 2007.

[14] The History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin. Racine County, Wisconsin: Western Historical Company. 1879. pp. 54–56. Retrieved January 24, 2008.

[16] The History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin. Racine County, Wisconsin: Western Historical Company. 1879. pp. 54–56. Retrieved January 24, 2008.

[17] Wisconsin Constitution article V, § 7

[18] Wisconsin Constitution article V, § 8

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