About James H. Knowlton
Lived 1813 – 1879 (aged 65). James H. Knowlton was an American lawyer and politician.
James H. Knowlton (August 22, 1813 – January 29, 1879) was an American politician and lawyer. He served three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly. His brother, Wiram Knowlton, was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Early life and career Knowlton was born in Canandaigua, New York, in 1813. His brother and parents moved to the Wisconsin Territory in the 1830s, and he joined them at Janesville in 1838. He was there only briefly before moving to Mineral Point, and in 1847, he moved to Shullsburg, in Lafayette County.
In 1862, he was a candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court but was not elected.
James Knowlton's younger brother, Wiram Knowlton, was the first Wisconsin circuit court judge in Wisconsin's 6th circuit, and was an ex officio justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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Who was James H. Knowlton?
American lawyer and politician
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James H. Knowlton was born on 22 August 1813 in Canandaigua.
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James H. Knowlton died on 29 January 1879 in Chicago, Illinois.
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James H. Knowlton was a lawyer and politician.
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James H. Knowlton was American.
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