Wiram Knowlton, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Wiram Knowlton

American politician

Date of Birth: 24-Jan-1816

Date of Death: 27-Jun-1863

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Wiram Knowlton (January 24, 1816 – June 27, 1863) was an American politician and jurist from Wisconsin. Born in Canandaigua, New York, Knowlton moved to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, where he practiced law.
During the Mexican–American War, he raised a company of men using the W.H.C.
Folsom House, but they were stationed in Prairie du Chien during the war for frontier duty.
From 1844 to 1846, Knowlton served in the Wisconsin Territorial Council of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature.
In 1850, he was elected a Wisconsin Circuit Court judge and also served as a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court until 1853, when a separate supreme court was formed.
Knowlton died in Menekaunee, Wisconsin.Knowlton's brother, James, was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.