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Janesville is a city in and the county seat of Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 65,615, making it the tenth-most populous city in Wisconsin. It is a principal municipality of the Janesville–Beloit metropolitan statistical area, which consists of all of Rock County and is included in the greater Madison–Janesville–Beloit combined statistical area.
Ithamar Conkey Sloan was an American educator, lawyer, and politician. A Republican, he served two terms in the United States House of Representatives, representing the State of Wisconsin. He was the brother of Andrew Scott Sloan. In historical documents his name is often abbreviated to I. C. Sloan.
John Winans was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Janesville, Wisconsin. He served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 1st congressional district during the 48th Congress (1883–1885). He then served as the 25th mayor of Janesville, from 1885 to 1889. Earlier, he represented Janesville and central Rock County for six years in Wisconsin State Assembly.
The Madison, Wisconsin, metropolitan area, also known as Greater Madison, is the metropolitan area surrounding the city of Madison, Wisconsin. Madison is the state capital of Wisconsin and is Wisconsin's second largest city, and the metropolitan area is also the state's second largest which the Madison MSA borders to its east.
The 2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican Governor of Wisconsin Scott McCallum, who had assumed office upon the resignation of Tommy Thompson, ran for his first full term in office. McCallum won his party's nomination by defeating two minor candidates, and Attorney General of Wisconsin Jim Doyle won the Democratic primary with a little more than a third of the vote in a highly competitive primary election. In the general election, the presence of Ed Thompson, former Governor Tommy Thompson's younger brother, the Mayor of Tomah, and the Libertarian Party nominee, held both McCallum and Doyle to under fifty percent of the vote, enabling Doyle to win with 45% of the vote, defeating McCallum.
Edmund Ray Stevens was an American lawyer and judge. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1926 until his death in 1930. He previously served 23 years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge and was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the city of Madison in the 1901 session.
Charles L. Valentine was an American government administrator and Republican politician. He was the 37th mayor of Janesville, Wisconsin, and represented Janesville in the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1901 and 1903 sessions.
Joseph Spaulding was an American farmer from Rock County, Wisconsin, who spent two one-year terms as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Rock County, first as a Freesoiler and later as a Republican.
Stoddard Judd was an American physician, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served 4 years in the Wisconsin Legislature, representing Dodge County. Earlier, he served three terms in the New York State Assembly.
Lathrop Burgess was an American carpenter and farmer from Brighton, Wisconsin, who spent two one-year terms as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Kenosha County; the first as a Freesoiler, the second as a Republican.
David (Dave) Considine is an American special education teacher and Democratic politician from Baraboo, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 81st Assembly district since 2015.
Fenner Kimball was an American manufacturer, businessman, and politician.
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Agesilaus O. Wilson was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He was elected to the Assembly in 1892, succeeding John Winans. Other positions he held include Clerk of the Board of Education of Janesville, Wisconsin. Wilson was a Democrat. He was born on May 2, 1842, in Bradford, Maine. He served as editor for the Janesville Times and the James Daily Recorder. He also served as postmaster for Janesville, Wisconsin. Wilson also served as mayor of Janesville from 1903 until his death. Wilson died on April 28, 1904, in Janesville, Wisconsin.
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David G. Williams was a Welsh American immigrant, miller, and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Columbia County during the 1903 session.
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