Davenport Rood
Davenport Rood was an
carpenter from Jefferson, Wisconsin who served in the 1st Wisconsin Legislature as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 3rd Jefferson County district.[1]
Background
Rood was a carpenter, who did the interior finishing work on the Jefferson County
Public office
Rood was one of the first town supervisors (
city council members) of Jefferson, in 1844.[3]
The 3rd district included the
Towns of Farmington, Jefferson, Koshkonong, Lake Mills and Oakland. He was succeeded in the 1849 session by fellow Democrat William H. Johnson
.
References
- ^ Cannon, A. Peter, ed. Members of the Wisconsin Legislature: 1848 – 1999. State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau Informational Bulletin 99-1, September 1999; p. 100 Archived December 9, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Laws of Wisconsin Territory, Passed by the Legislative Assembly at the Session Thereof Commenced in February, 1848. Madison: H. A. Tenney, Territorial Printer, 1848; pp. 225-230
- ^ The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin: Containing a History of Jefferson County, Its Early Settlement, Growth, Development, Resources, Etc... Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879; pp. 354, 471
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