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162 MEMOIRS OF WAUKESHA COUNTY which caused considerable excitement at the time, but none involv¬ ing questions of legal rights as in those cited above. The Waukesha county bar has claimed a number of exceptionally brilliant men. Two governors, William A. Barstow and Alex. W. Randall have been given to the state and both branches of the legisla¬ ture have drawn upon its membership. With no intention of making invidious comparisons, the following may be mentioned as having served the public and honored their profession in various ways and for many years: Andrew E. Elmore, Henry D. Barron, Daniel H. Sumner, Col. Warham Parks, Cushman K. Davis and others were members of the Waukesha bar who in one way and another made en¬ during reputations at home and abroad. The present Waukesha county court house occupies the same site as the the old court house, the greater part of a square on a rise of ground near the center of the city. The building is one of the hand¬ somest in a city whose native building stone had been greatly utilized, and consequently presents more architectural beauty than most cities of its size. The building of the court house, which is now a source of pride to every citizen, was accomplished only after a hard strug¬ gle, and the vote by which it was ordered in 1893 was fifteen to thir¬ teen. The building committee consisted of M. L. Snyder—now mayor —Judson Hall, county clerk and secretary, Charles F. Steele, Andrew McCormmick, Thomas E. Jones and John A. Rodgers. So fearful were they that the slight majority which had been gained might yield to the pressure of public opinion and reconsider their ac¬ tion, that the committee began to tear down the old building on the very day that the measure was passed^January 5, 1893. The cost of the present court house was $70,000. It is handsomely finished and within its spacious walls all of the county officers are domiciled, and the archives and public documents are safely stored in fire-proof vaults and safes.
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Title | Memoirs of Waukesha County. From the earliest historical times to the present with chapters on various subjects, including each of the different towns, and a genealogical and biographical record of representative families in the county, prepared from data obtained from original sources of information. |
Title of work | Memoirs of Waukesha County. From the earliest historical times to the present with chapters on various subjects, including each of the different towns, and a genealogical and biographical record of representative families in the county, prepared from data obtained from original sources of information. |
Short title | Memoirs of Waukesha County |
Author | Haight, Theron Wilber |
Description | This 1907 work on Waukesha County, Wisconsin, provides a history of the county, the Indians of the area, its early settlement, the Underground Railroad in Waukesha County, Waukesha County residents in the Civil War, politics and government, businesses and industries, the medical and legal professions, summer resorts, schools, public institutions, banks and banking, and newspapers, as well as histories of the cities and towns of Waukesha, Oconomowoc, Brookfield, Delafield, Eagle, Genessee, Lisbon, Menomonee, Merton, Mukwanago, Muskego, New Berlin, Ottawa, Pewaukee, Summit, and Vernon. Biographical sketches of residents of the county are also included. |
Place of Publication (Original) | Madison, Wisconsin |
Publisher (Original) | Western Historical Association |
Publication Date (Original) | 1907 |
Language | English |
Format-Digital | xml |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
Identifier-Digital | Wauk1907000 |
State | Wisconsin; |
County | Waukesha County; |
Decade | 1800-1809; 1810-1819; 1820-1829; 1830-1839; 1840-1849; 1850-1859; 1860-1869; 1870-1879; 1880-1889; 1890-1899; 1900-1909; |
Type | Text |
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Title | 162 |
Page Number | 162 |
Title of work | Memoirs of Waukesha County. From the earliest historical times to the present with chapters on various subjects, including each of the different towns, and a genealogical and biographical record of representative families in the county, prepared from data obtained from original sources of information. |
Author | Haight, Theron Wilber |
Publication Date (Original) | 1907 |
Format-Digital | jpeg |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
Identifier-Digital | Wauk1907226 |
Full Text | 162 MEMOIRS OF WAUKESHA COUNTY which caused considerable excitement at the time, but none involv¬ ing questions of legal rights as in those cited above. The Waukesha county bar has claimed a number of exceptionally brilliant men. Two governors, William A. Barstow and Alex. W. Randall have been given to the state and both branches of the legisla¬ ture have drawn upon its membership. With no intention of making invidious comparisons, the following may be mentioned as having served the public and honored their profession in various ways and for many years: Andrew E. Elmore, Henry D. Barron, Daniel H. Sumner, Col. Warham Parks, Cushman K. Davis and others were members of the Waukesha bar who in one way and another made en¬ during reputations at home and abroad. The present Waukesha county court house occupies the same site as the the old court house, the greater part of a square on a rise of ground near the center of the city. The building is one of the hand¬ somest in a city whose native building stone had been greatly utilized, and consequently presents more architectural beauty than most cities of its size. The building of the court house, which is now a source of pride to every citizen, was accomplished only after a hard strug¬ gle, and the vote by which it was ordered in 1893 was fifteen to thir¬ teen. The building committee consisted of M. L. Snyder—now mayor —Judson Hall, county clerk and secretary, Charles F. Steele, Andrew McCormmick, Thomas E. Jones and John A. Rodgers. So fearful were they that the slight majority which had been gained might yield to the pressure of public opinion and reconsider their ac¬ tion, that the committee began to tear down the old building on the very day that the measure was passed^January 5, 1893. The cost of the present court house was $70,000. It is handsomely finished and within its spacious walls all of the county officers are domiciled, and the archives and public documents are safely stored in fire-proof vaults and safes. |
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