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William Augustus Prentiss
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Quarter-length oval portrait of William Augustus Prentiss. He was born in Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts on March 24, 1799. He came to Wisconsin in June of 1836, and resided in Milwaukee where he served as mayor from 1858 to 1859.
1856
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WHi 27652
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Augustus A. Bird
1856
Quarter-length oval portrait of Augustus A. Bird. He was born in Reading, Windsor County, Vermont and emigrated to Wisconsin in 1836. He and his family were early settlers of Madison.
