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Overview
Morgan Lewis Martin (1805–1887) was a Wisconsin politician and lawyer who attended Hamilton College (class of approximately 1822–23). Born in Martinsburg, Lewis County, New York, he was admitted to the bar in Detroit in 1827, helped design the first plan for the city of Milwaukee in 1835, served as delegate to Congress from the Territory of Wisconsin (1845–46), and presided over the Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1848.
Relevance to Research
The 1822-23 course catalog (yhm-arc-pub-cat-1822-23) lists “Morgan Lewis Martin” among enrolled students, placing him at Hamilton in that year. The 1888-89 catalog (yhm-arc-pub-cat-1888-89) contains a detailed alumni memorial entry (ext. 82, meaning an extra or non-graduating student from the class of 1822) recording his full biography: birth in Martinsburg, N.Y.; admission to the bar; early Wisconsin political career; service in the legislature from 1838 to 1872; role as U.S. Indian agent at Green Bay (1866–69); election as county judge of Brown County, Wisconsin; and death by paralysis at Green Bay on December 10, 1887.
Notes
The 1888-89 catalog entry designates him “ext. 82,” indicating he was an extra or non-degree student enrolled circa 1822, which aligns with the 1822-23 catalog listing.
Related Sources
- yhm-arc-pub-cat-1822-23_djvu.txt
- yhm-arc-pub-cat-1888-89_djvu.txt