- John Meek WHITEHEAD: Moving to Janesville in 1883 from Illinois,
he established the firm of
- WHITEHEAD and MATHESON. He was recognized by the American
Bar Association, Wisconsin State Bar Association and the Rock
County Bar Association as one of the foremost lawyers in Wisconsin.
State Senator from 1896 to 1912, he was responsible, through
his committee, for the erection of the present state Capitol.
President of the Janesville Library for several years, he was
also president of the state YMCA, and vice president of the Wisconsin
League for Peace. He was for a long period curator of the Wisconsin
State Historical Society.
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- [From "Remembering those who helped shaped Janesville,"
The Janesville Gazette, August 14, 1985, p. 7K]
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- Courtesy of Lori
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