Don A. J. Upham

Don Alonzo Joshua Upham (May 1, 1809 – 1877) was an American lawyer and Wisconsin politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.

Upham was born in Weathersfield, Windsor County, Vermont in 1809.^[1]

He graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York, in 1830, after which he taught mathematics for two years at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware. After this, he studied law privately in New York City. After being admitted to the Delaware bar, he subsequently practiced in Wilmington.^[2] He soon married Elizabeth Smith Jacques to whom he was married until his death.^[3]

In 1837, Upham moved to the Territory of Wisconsin where he also worked as a lawyer. In 1840 he served as a member of the Territorial Council, the upper house in the territory's legislature.^[4] In 1846 he served as president of the First Wisconsin State Constitutional Convention.^[5] Upham served two terms as Mayor of Milwaukee, from 1849 to 1850.

In 1858, President James Buchanan appointed Upham United States Attorney for the District of Wisconsin, where he served until 1861.^[6]

Upham was the Democratic candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in 1851, but lost by less than one percent of the vote to Leonard J. Farwell, the Whig candidate.^[7]

He is buried in Forest Home Cemetery in Milwaukee.^[8]

References

1. ^ "A Brief History of Weathersfield" Excerpted from Bicentennial Edition Gazetteer of Vermont Heritage 1974 Accessed July 15, 2006.
2. ^ Gregory, John. A new and vastly improved edition of the Industrial resources of Wisconsin... Accessed July 15, 2006. 1870.
3. ^ Wisconsin Historical Society "Cool Breezes: Souvenirs from Near and Far." Accessed July 15, 2006.]
4. ^ Gregory
5. ^ Forest Home Cemetery "Self-Guided Historical Tour" Accessed July 15, 2006.
6. ^ Dictionary of Wisconsin History. Accessed July 15, 2006.
7. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1997–1998. "Vote for Governor in General Elections 1848–1994" p. 680.
8. ^ Forest Home Cemetery

Preceded by Byron Kilbourn

Mayor of Milwaukee 1849–1850

Succeeded by George H. Walker

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Name	Upham, Don A. J.
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Date of birth	May 1, 1809
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Date of death	1877
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