- J. M. HASELTON, City Treasurer; born in Newbury, Orange Co,
Vt.; came to Janesville in
- 1846; clerk for J. B. DOE first year; two years for SMITH
& CLARKE; one year for WILSON & ULLMAN; conducted the
American House from 1854 to 1858 under the firm name of HASELTON
& HUDSON; prior to this time he was clerk in the STEVENS
House nearly two years; after 1858, he was for a year or two
connected with the HYATT House, a portion of the time as proprietor;
engaged in stone quarrying a year or two; was proprietor of the
SEYMOUR House of Oshkosh, from 1868 to 1869; was first elected
City Treasurer in 1874, and has held that office up to the present
time by re-election; in an early day, he held various positions,
such as Town Treasurer, Constable, etc.
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- Taken from "History of Rock County Wis." (c)1879,
p. 707.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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