territorial surveyor and Michigan politician; came west in 1821, surveyed French claims at Prairie du Chien in 1828 and then toured the Lead Region with Morgan Martin; later congressman, senator and surveyor general for Michigan.

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[Source: Lockwood, James H. "Early Times and Events in Wisconsin." at Turning Points in Wis. History (www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/)]