List of Attorneys General of Wisconsin
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| Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| Progressive Wisconsin Progressive Party The Wisconsin Progressive Party , was a third party which briefly held a dominant role in Wisconsin politics. The Party was the brainchild of Philip La Follette and Robert M. La Follette, Jr., the sons of the famous Wisconsin Governor and Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr.... |
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This is a list of attorneys general from the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
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Attorneys General of Wisconsin Territory
Before statehood, the Wisconsin TerritoryWisconsin Territory
The Territory of Wisconsin was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 3, 1836, until May 29, 1848, when an eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Wisconsin...
also had several attorneys general appointed by the Governor of the territory.
| Name | Took office | Left office | Territorial governor |
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| Henry S. Baird Henry S. Baird Henry Samuel Baird was the territorial Attorney General of Wisconsin during 1836-1839, appointed by Wisconsin territorial governor Henry Dodge.He is known as "Father of the Wisconsin Bar."... |
1836 | 1839 | Henry Dodge Henry Dodge Henry Dodge was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, Territorial Governor of Wisconsin and a veteran of the Black Hawk War. His son was Augustus C. Dodge with whom he served in the U.S. Senate, the first, and so far only, father-son pair to serve concurrently.... |
| Horatio N. Wells | 1839 | 1841 | Henry Dodge |
| Mortimer M. Jackson Mortimer M. Jackson Mortimer Melville Jackson was an American Whig politician and diplomat from Wisconsin.Born in Rensselaerville, New York, Jackson was educated in New York City, where he studied law and was admitted to the bar. He was also involved with the Whig Party... |
1842 | 1845 | James Doty James Duane Doty James Duane Doty was a land speculator and politician in the United States who played a large role in the development of Wisconsin and Utah Territory.-Legal career:... |
| Nathaniel Tallmadge Nathaniel P. Tallmadge Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge was an American lawyer and politician. He was a U.S. Senator from New York and Governor of the Wisconsin Territory.-Early life:Tallmadge graduated from Union College in 1815... |
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| William Pitt Lynde William Pitt Lynde William Pitt Lynde was an American lawyer and politician from Wisconsin who served in Congress.Lynde was born in Sherburne, New York. He graduated from Yale College, in 1838, and Harvard Law School, in 1841, and was admitted to the bar. He moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, shortly thereafter... |
1845 | 1845 | Nathaniel Tallmadge |
| A. Hyatt Smith A. Hyatt Smith Abraham Hyatt Smith was an American Democratic politician and businessman from Wisconsin.Born in New York City, Smith studied law and was admitted to the New York bar in 1835. In 1842, he moved to Janesville, Wisconsin, where he built a mill and practiced law... |
1845 | 1848 | Henry Dodge |
Attorneys General of Wisconsin
| # | Name | Party | Took office | Left office |
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| 1 | James S. Brown James S. Brown James Sproat Brown was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Wisconsin who served in Congress.Brown was born in 1824 in Hampden, Maine. He moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1840 and, after being admitted to the bar in 1843, began practicing law in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1844... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
June 7, 1848 | January 7, 1850 |
| 2 | S. Park Coon S. Park Coon Squire Park Coon was an American politician and soldier from Wisconsin.Coon served as Wisconsin Attorney General 1850-1852. Later, during the American Civil War, he served in the 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment as colonel, but resigned soon after. He died on October 12, 1883.-Notes:... |
Democratic | January 7, 1850 | January 5, 1852 |
| 3 | Experience Estabrook Experience Estabrook Experience Estabrook was an American attorney and legal administrator active in territorial Wisconsin and Nebraska.... |
Democratic | January 5, 1852 | January 2, 1854 |
| 4 | George Baldwin Smith George Baldwin Smith George Baldwin Smith was an American politician and lawyer.-Legal and political career:Smith was admitted to the federal bar in to Southport, Wisconsin Territory George Baldwin Smith (May 22, 1823–September 18, 1879) was an American politician and lawyer.-Legal and political career:Smith was... |
Democratic | January 2, 1854 | January 7, 1856 |
| 5 | William Rudolph Smith William Rudolph Smith William Rudolph Smith was a politician in the states of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.-Biography:Smith was born on August 31, 1787 in Trappe, Pennsylvania. Eventually he would move to Mineral Point, Wisconsin. His son, John Montgomery Smith, would serve in the Wisconsin State Assembly... |
Democratic | January 7, 1856 | January 4, 1858 |
| 6 | Gabriel Bouck Gabriel Bouck Gabriel Bouck was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin. He also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and as the state's attorney general.-Early years:... |
Democratic | January 4, 1858 | January 2, 1860 |
| 7 | James Henry Howe James Henry Howe James Henry Howe was known for his position as a United States federal judge.Born in Turner, Maine, Howe began to study law in 1848 with his uncle Timothy Otis Howe. During his lifetime, he operated a private law firm, served in the army as a Colonel, and was appointed to be a United States... Resigned from office. |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 2, 1860 | October 7, 1862 |
| 8 | Winfield Smith Winfield Smith -Biography:Smith was born in Fort Howard, Wisconsin in 1827. He would attend the University of Michigan. Smith passed away in 1899.-Career:Smith was Attorney General from 1862 to 1866. He was a Republican.... Appointed to fill unexpired term. |
Republican | October 7, 1862 | January 1, 1866 |
| 9 | Charles R. Gill Charles R. Gill -Biography:Gill was born in Winfield, New York in 1830. In 1854 he moved to Watertown, Wisconsin. His son, Hiram Gill, would serve as Mayor of Seattle, Washington. He passed away in 1883.-Career:... |
Republican | January 1, 1866 | January 3, 1870 |
| 10 | Stephen Steele Barlow Stephen Steele Barlow Stephen Steele Barlow was a politician in Wisconsin.-Biography:Barlow was born on August 17, 1818 in Ballston Spa, New York. He passed away on October 5, 1900.-Career:... |
Republican | January 3, 1870 | January 5, 1874 |
| 11 | A. Scott Sloan A. Scott Sloan Andrew Scott Sloan, or A. Scott Sloan , was a United States Representative from Wisconsin, brother of Ithamar Conkey Sloan.Born in Morrisville, New York, Sloan attended the public schools and Morrisville Academy.... |
Republican | January 5, 1874 | January 7, 1878 |
| 12 | Alexander Wilson Alexander Wilson (Wisconsin politician) Alexander Wilson was an American lawyer.Born in Westfield, New York, Wilson graduated from Union College. Wilson then moved to Dubuque, Iowa, where he studied law and was admitted to the bar. He then moved to Mineral Point, Wisconsin to practice law. He served as district attorney of Iowa County,... |
Republican | January 7, 1878 | January 2, 1882 |
| 13 | Leander F. Frisby Leander F. Frisby Leander Franklin Frisby was an American Republican politician and lawyer from Wisconsin.Born in Mesopotamia Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, Frisby moved to Burlington, Wisconsin Territory, in 1846, where he taught school. In 1850, Frisby was admitted to the Wisconsin bar and moved to West Bend,... |
Republican | January 2, 1882 | January 3, 1887 |
| 14 | Charles E. Estabrook Charles E. Estabrook Charles E. Estabrook was an American Republican politician from Wisconsin.Born in Platteville, Wisconsin, Estabrook graduated from the now University of Wisconsin–Platteville. He was admitted to the Wisconsin bar and practiced law in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Eventually he moved to Milwaukee,... |
Republican | January 3, 1887 | January 5, 1891 |
| 15 | James L. O'Connor James L. O'Connor James L. O'Connor was the Wisconsin Attorney General 1891-1895.Born in Hartford, Wisconsin, O'Connor graduated from University of Wisconsin Law School. He served as city attorney for Madison, Wisconsin and then district attorney of Dane County, Wisconsin... |
Democratic | January 5, 1891 | January 7, 1895 |
| 16 | William H. Mylrea William H. Mylrea William H. Mylrea was an American lawyer.Born in Rochester, New York, he moved to what is now Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. After going to Lawrence University, Myrlea was admiitted to the Wisconsin bar. He then moved to Wausau, Wisconsin to practice law and to work in the insurance, lumber, real... |
Republican | January 7, 1895 | January 2, 1899 |
| 17 | Emmett R. Hicks Emmett R. Hicks Emmett Reuben Hicks was an American lawyer.Born in Waukau, Wisconsin, Hicks received his bachelors and law degrees from University of Wisconsin–Madison and practiced law in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He served as Wisconsin Attorney General 1899-1903 as a Republican.... |
Republican | January 2, 1899 | January 5, 1903 |
| 18 | Lafayette M. Sturdevant Lafayette M. Sturdevant Lafayette Monroe Sturdevant was a Wisconsin lawyer and politician.Born in Chandlers Valley, Pennsylvania in Warren County, Sturdevant and his family settled in Clark County, Wisconsin. There, Sturdevant taught school and studied law... |
Republican | January 5, 1903 | January 7, 1907 |
| 19 | Frank L. Gilbert Frank L. Gilbert Frank L. Gilbert was Attorney General of Wisconsin from 1907 to 1911. A Republican, Gilbert was born on March 3, 1864 in Arena, Wisconsin.... |
Republican | January 7, 1907 | January 2, 1911 |
| 20 | Levi H. Bancroft Levi H. Bancroft Levi H. Bancroft was a politician and jurist in the State of Wisconsin.-Biography:Bancroft was born Levi Horace Bancroft on December 26, 1861 to George I. and Helen M. Bancroft in Sauk County, Wisconsin. On June 11, 1890, he married Myrtle DeLap. He died in 1948.-Career:Bancroft was District... |
Republican | January 2, 1911 | January 6, 1913 |
| 21 | Walter C. Owen Walter C. Owen Walter Cecil Owen was a Wisconsin jurist and politician.Born in Trenton, Wisconsin, Owen received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin. He seved in the Wisconsin State Senate and was Wisconsin Attorney General for three terms. In 1918, Owen was appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court... |
Republican | January 6, 1913 | January 7, 1918 |
| 22 | Spencer Haven Spencer Haven -Biography:Haven was born in Floyd, Iowa in 1868. He attended Iowa State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Haven passed away in 1938.-Career:... |
Republican | January 7, 1918 | January 6, 1919 |
| 23 | John J. Blaine John J. Blaine John James Blaine was the 24th Governor of Wisconsin and a United States Senator. He served as Mayor of Boscobel, on the Grant County Board of Supervisors, Wisconsin Attorney General, and in the Wisconsin State Senate... |
Republican | January 6, 1919 | January 3, 1921 |
| 24 | William J. Morgan William J. Morgan (Wisconsin politician) William J. Morgan was an American lawyer.Born in Charlesburg, Wisconsin, Morgan graduated from University of Wisconsin–Madison. He then received his law degree from University of Michigan Law School. He served as Wisconsin Attorney General 1912-1923 as a Republican.... |
Republican | January 3, 1921 | January 1, 1923 |
| 25 | Herman L. Ekern | Republican | January 1, 1923 | January 3, 1927 |
| 26 | John W. Reynolds, Sr. John W. Reynolds, Sr. John Whitcome Reynolds, Sr. was Attorney General of Wisconsin from 1927 to 1933. He was elected as a Republican.Reynolds was born in Jacksonport, in Door County, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Michigan and the University of Wisconsin Law School. Reynolds was admitted to the bar in... |
Republican | January 3, 1927 | January 2, 1933 |
| 27 | James E. Finnegan James E. Finnegan James E. Finnegan was a politician in the State of Wisconsin.-Biography:Finnegan was born James Edward Finnegan on November 26, 1892 to John and Julia Finnegan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On September 12, 1916 he married Olive M. Frawley. He died in November 1966... |
Democratic | January 2, 1933 | January 4, 1937 |
| 28 | Orland Steen Loomis Orland Steen Loomis Orland Steen Loomis was an American lawyer and governor-elect of Wisconsin. He was born in Mauston, Wisconsin and was a member of the Progressive Party.... |
Progressive Wisconsin Progressive Party The Wisconsin Progressive Party , was a third party which briefly held a dominant role in Wisconsin politics. The Party was the brainchild of Philip La Follette and Robert M. La Follette, Jr., the sons of the famous Wisconsin Governor and Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr.... |
January 4, 1937 | January 2, 1939 |
| 29 | John E. Martin John E. Martin John E. Martin was an American politician and jurist from Wisconsin.Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Martin went to University of Wisconsin–Madison and then received his law degree from Notre Dame Law School. During World War I, he served in the United States Army... |
Republican | January 2, 1939 | June 1, 1948 |
| vacant | June 1, 1948 | June 5, 1948 | ||
| 30 | Grover L. Broadfoot Grover L. Broadfoot Grover Lee Broadfoot was the Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.Born in Independence, Wisconsin, Broadfoot moved with his family to Mondovi, Wisconsin, where he graduated from high school. Broadfoot served in World War I, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin, where he got his... |
Republican | June 5, 1948 | November 12, 1948 |
| 31 | Thomas E. Fairchild Thomas E. Fairchild Thomas Edward Fairchild , was a U.S. federal judge and former politician from Wisconsin. Before his death, he served as a Senior Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.... |
Democratic | November 12, 1948 | January 1, 1951 |
| 32 | Vernon W. Thomson | Republican | January 1, 1951 | January 7, 1957 |
| 33 | Stewart G. Honeck Stewart G. Honeck Stewart G. Honeck was an American lawyer and politician from Wisconsin.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Honeck graduated from high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from Marquette University Law School and was deputy attorney general in the United States Department of Justice... |
Republican | January 7, 1957 | January 5, 1959 |
| 34 | John W. Reynolds, Jr. | Democratic | January 5, 1959 | January 7, 1963 |
| 35 | George Thompson George Thompson (Wisconsin politician) George Thompson was Attorney General of Wisconsin 1963-1965. He received his public education in Hudson, Wisconsin;George Thompson attended the University of Wisconsin–River Falls 1936–37, and then St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, where he received his B.A. degree in 1940... |
Republican | January 7, 1963 | January 4, 1965 |
| 36 | Bronson La Follette Bronson La Follette Bronson Cutting La Follette was Attorney General of the state of Wisconsin. La Follette was a candidate for governor of Wisconsin in 1968 as a Democrat.... |
Democratic | January 4, 1965 | January 6, 1969 |
| 37 | Robert W. Warren Robert W. Warren Robert Willis Warren was a United States federal judge and politician from Wisconsin.Warren was born in Raton, New Mexico. He received a B.A. from Macalester College in 1950, an M.A. from the University of Minnesota in 1951, and a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1956... |
Republican | January 6, 1969 | October 8, 1974 |
| 38 | Victor A. Miller Victor A. Miller Victor Andrew Miller was interim Attorney General of Wisconsin from October 8 until November 25, 1974. He was appointed by Governor Patrick J. Lucey to fill a vacancy on the resignation of Robert W... |
Democratic | October 8, 1974 | November 25, 1974 |
| 39 | Bronson La Follette Bronson La Follette Bronson Cutting La Follette was Attorney General of the state of Wisconsin. La Follette was a candidate for governor of Wisconsin in 1968 as a Democrat.... |
Democratic | November 25, 1974 | January 5, 1987 |
| 40 | Don Hanaway Don Hanaway Donald J. Hanaway was the Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin from 1987 – 1991. He defeated incumbent Democrat Bronson La Follette in 1986, but was himself defeated for re-election by Democrat Jim Doyle in 1990.... |
Republican | January 5, 1987 |
January 7, 1991 |
| 41 | James E. Doyle Jim Doyle James Edward "Jim" Doyle is a Wisconsin politician and member of the Democratic Party. He was the 44th Governor of Wisconsin, serving from January 6, 2003 to January 3, 2011. He defeated incumbent Governor Scott McCallum by a margin of 45 percent to 41 percent; the Libertarian Party candidate Ed... |
Democratic | January 7, 1991 | January 6, 2003 |
| 42 | Peggy A. Lautenschlager | Democrat | January 6, 2003 | January 3, 2007 |
| 43 | J.B. Van Hollen | Republican | January 3, 2007 | incumbent |