Doty, James Duane, 1799-1865
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James Duane Doty (1799-1865) was a lawyer, judge, and government official. He represented Wisconsin in Congress between 1838 and 1841, and again between 1849 and 1853. He was governor of Wisconsin Territory between 1841 and 1844, and served as the governor of Utah Territory between 1863 and 1865.
From the description of James Duane Doty letter, 1861 November 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367719059
From the guide to the James Duane Doty letter, 1861 November 22, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)
Judge (Michigan Supreme Court), Wisconsin Territorial Governor, land speculator, and U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.
From the description of Papers, 1822-1859. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 22446385
Lawyer and judge in Michigan, 1819-1833; member of Congress from Wisconsin, 1838-1841, 1849-1853; governor of Wisconsin Territory, 1841-1844; governor of Utah Territory, 1863-1865.
From the description of AL (draft), 1858 Mar. 21, Menasha, Wis. to James R. Doolittle. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122490186
From the description of ALS (draft), 1857 Mar. 8, Menasha, Wis., to Geo. D. Emerson, Ontonagon, Mich. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122442641
James Duane Doty was born in November 5, 1799. He was a lawyer and a judge in the state of Michigan from 1819 to 1833. He served as a member of Congress from Wisconsin from 1838 through 1841 and was the governor of the Wisconsin territory from 1841 through 1844. In 1863 he became the governor of the Utah territory until 1865. Doty passed away while he was in office on June 13, 1865.
From the description of Letterbooks of James Doty, circa 1820-1865. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 754851028
Born in Salem,N.Y., Nov.5,1799; moved to Menaeha, Wis.; Delegate to Congress, Mar. 4, 1837 - Mar. 3, 1841; Governor of Wisconsin, 1841-1844; member of Congress, Democrat, Mar. 4, 1849 - Mar. 3, 1853; treasurer and Governor of Utah, 1864; died in Salt Lake City, Utah, June 13,1865 (Bio.Cong.Dir.) (blue index cards)
From the description of James Duane Doty papers, undated. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 426910313
Judge of the Court of the Additional Judge for the Territory of Michigan, a jurisdiction that included much of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and present-day Wisconsin.
From the description of James Duane Doty papers, 1823-1841. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418976
Wisconsin politician and land speculator.
Born in New York, James Duane Doty practised law in Michigan Territory beginning in 1819 and served (1823-1832) as a judge of the judicial district of Northern Michigan, which included the territory west of Lake Michigan. Having settled at Green Bay, Doty spent the 1830's exploring and mapping Wisconsin in preparation for his land speculations in the region. Doty served as Wisconsin's delegate in Congress, 1839-1841, governor of Wisconsin Territory, 1841-1844, and congressional representative for the state, 1849-1853. From 1861 until his death in 1865, Doty was Utah's superintendent of Indian affairs and governor.
From the description of Letter : Astor, [Wisc.], to J[a]q[ues] Porlier Jr., 1836 Feb. 26. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 36867468
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