- William A. BARSTOW: Elected governor of Wisconsin in 1854.
BARSTOW was defeated in
- 1855 by Boles BASHFORD, although the board of canvassers
declared BARSTOW governor. BASHFORD sued before the Supreme Court,
and in a trial filled with odium and vilification, the spurious
votes from the "pine forests" were declared void, and
BARSTOW resigned with dignity from the office he thought was
his. He moved to Janesville, built a large house and engaged
in banking and [the] milling trade until the Civil War. His health
deteriorated rapidly during the war and he died at 52 in 1865
at Leavenworth, Kan.
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- [From "Remembering those who helped shaped Janesville,"
The Janesville Gazette, August 14, 1985, p. 7K]
- Courtesy of Lori
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