ber 12, Charles L. MacArthur, first editor of Milwaukee Daily Sentinel; at Portage, April 22, Dr. William Meacher, prominent physician; at Battle Creek, Mich., July 25, William P. Merrill, a Milwaukee pioneer and benefactor of Mil· waukee-Downer College; at Milwaukee, September 12, Benjamin K. Miller, pio neer lawyer; at Madison, January 12, Alfred W. Newman, justice of State su preme court; at Watertown, February 16, Patrick Rogan, a Watertown pioneer, member of first constitutional convention, and early legislator: at Kaukauna, January 5, James Simons, one of the head-men of the Brothertown Indians; at Delavan, February 11, Dr. Frederick L. von Suessmilch-Hornig, a prominent physician; at Milwaukee, June 9, Alexander M. Thomson, pioneer journalist; at Milwaukee, October 21, Col. John J. Upham, U. S. A., a distinguished soldier; at Darien, February 7, David Williams, pioneer assemblyman and agriculturist.

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TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURES.

FIRST LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

FIRST SESSION, 1836.

Convened at Belmont, Iowa county, Oct. 25, and adjourned Dec. 9, 1836.

COUNCIL.

President-Henry S. Baird, of Brown. Secretary-Edward McSherry. Sergeant at-Arms-William Henry.

Brown-Henry S. Baird, John P. Arndt.

Iowa Ebenezer Brigham, John B. Terry, James R. Vineyard.
Dubuque Thomas McCraney, John Foley, Thomas McKnight.

Crawford [Had no member of the Council.*]
Milwaukee-Alanson Sweet, Gilbert Knapp.

Des Moines-Jeremiah Smith, Jr., Joseph B. Teas, Arthur B. Ingraham.

REPRESENTATIVES.

Speaker-Peter Hill Engle, of Dubuque. Chief Clerk-Warren Lewis. Sergeantat-Arms-Jesse M. Harrison,

Des Moines-Isaac Leffler, Thomas Blair, John Box, George W. Teas, David R. Chance, Warren L. Jenkins, Eli Reynolds.

Crawford-James H. Lockwood, James B. Dallam.

Milwaukee-William B. Sheldon, Madison W. Cornwall, Charles Durkee.

Iowa-William Boyles, George F. Smith, Daniel M. Parkinson, Thomas McKnight, Thomas Shanley, James P. Cox.

Dubuque Loring Wheeler, Hardin Nowlin, Hosea T. Camp, Peter Hill Engle, Patrick Quigley.

Brown-Ebenezer Childs, Albert G. Ellis, Alexander J. Irwin.'

SECOND SESSION, 1837-1838.

Convened at Burlington, Des Moines County, Nov. 6, 1837, and adjourned Jan. 20, 1838.

COUNCIL.

President-Arthur B. Ingraham, of Des Moines.

Secretary-George Beatty.

Sergeant-at-Arms-Levi Sterling.

Brown-John P. Arndt, Joseph Dickinson.2

Iowa Ebenezer Brigham, John H. Terry, James R. Vineyard.
Milwaukee-Alanson Sweet, Gilbert Knapp.

Dubuque John Foley, Thomas McKnight, Thomas McCraney.

Des Moines-Jeremiah Smith, Jr., Joseph B. Teas, Arthur B. Ingraham.
Crawford-[Had no member of the Council.]

Thomas P. Burnett claimed a seat, but was rejected by a vote of the Council, as the appointment of members belonged exclusively to the Executive of the Territory.

1Seat successfully contested by George McWilliams.

In place of Henry S. Baird, resigned. Mr. Dickinson's seat was contested and vacated; replaced by Alexander J. Irwin.

REPRESENTATIVES.

Speaker-Isaac Leffler, of Des Moines. Chief Clerk-John Catlin. Sergeantat-Arms-William Morgan.

Brown-Ebenezer Childs, George McWilliams, Charles C. Sholes.

Iowa William Boyles, Thomas Mcknight, Thomas Shanley, James P. Cox, George F. Smith, Daniel M. Parkinson.

Crawford--Ira B. Brunson, Jean Brunet.2

Des Moines-Isaac Leffler, Thomas Blair, John Box, George W. Teas, David R. Chance, Warren L. Jenkins, John Reynolds.

Dubuque-Peter Hill Engle, Patrick Quigley, Loring Wheeler, Hardin Nowlin,

Alexander McGregor.

Milwaukee-William R. Sheldon, Charles Durkee, Madison W. Cornwall.

SPECIAL SESSION, 1838.

Convened at Burlington, Des Moines County, June 11, 1838, and adjourned June 25, 1838.

COUNCIL.

President-Arthur B. Ingraham, of Des Moines.

Secretary-George Beatty.

Sergeant-at-Arms-George W. Harris.

(Officers elected by Resolution.)

Brown Alexander J. Irwin, John P. Arndt.

Iowa Ebenezer Brigham, John B. Terry, James R. Vineyard.

Milwaukee-Gilbert Knapp, Alanson Sweet.

Dubuque John Foley, Thomas McCraney, Thomas McKnight.

Des Moines-Arthur B. Ingraham, Joseph B. Teas, Jeremiah Smith, Jr.
Crawford-[Had no member of the Council.]

REPRESENTATIVES.

Speaker-William B. Sheldon, of Milwaukee.

Chief Clerk-John Catlin. Sergeant-at-Arms-William Morgan.

Brown-George McWilliams, Charles C. Sholes, Ebenezer Childs.

Iowa-William Boyles, Thomas McKnight, Daniel M. Parkinson, Thomas Shanley, James P. Cox, James Collins.

Milwaukee-Wm. B. Sheldon, Charles Durkee, Madison W. Cornwall.

Dubuque Peter Hill Engle, Hardin Nowlin, Patrick Quigley, Lucius H. Langworthy, Loring Wheeler.

Des Moines-Isaac Leffler, Warren L. Jenkins, Thomas Blair, John Reynolds. George W. Teas, John Box, David R. Chance.

Crawford-Ira B. Brunson, Jean Brunet.

'In place of James B. Dallam.

In place of James H. Lockwood.

Mr. Quigley resigned his seat on the 17th of January, 1838, for cause arising out of McGregor's case, wherein he felt his dignity as a member overlooked and unsupported by the House.

Mr. McGregor was elected in place of Hosea T. Camp, deceased. Was charged with having accepted a bribe at this session, and resigned his seat while the investigation was pending; but by a resolution of the House, at its June session, he was declared "unworthy of confidence," by a vote of the House. "In place of George F. Smith, resigned.

In place of A. McGregor, resigned.