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Joseph Spaulding
Joseph Spaulding (August 23, 1812 - August 12, 1877) was an American farmer from Rock County, Wisconsin who spent two one-year terms as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Rock County, first as a Freesoiler and later as a Republican.〔("Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848–1999 State of Wisconsin Legislative Bureau. Information Bulletin 99-1, September 1999. p. 109 )〕
== Background ==
Born August 23, 1812 in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, Spaulding left his home state for what was then the far west, and after a brief sojourn in Racine County, Wisconsin, moved to Rock County, where he would remain his entire life. Lucien B. Caswell (later a Republican Congressman from Wisconsin) records an 1837 encounter with Spaulding's preparations for a homestead in Rock County ("on the east border of the prairie, and where the road now leading, from Janesville to Milton passes from the prairie into the openings") in the spring of 1837, at a time when that area was still almost completely unsettled by whites; Spaulding himself had temporarily returned to Ohio.〔(Caswell, Lucien Beal. ''The reminiscences of the Hon. L. B. Caswell'' [1900's] no pagination )〕 He returned, and is regarded (along with his brother William Spaulding, who built a farm next to his〔''Fiftieth Anniversary of the First Congregational Church, Janesville, Wis: 1845-1895'' Madison: Tracy, Gibbs & Company, 1895; p. 49〕 as one of the earliest settlers of the area.〔("Historical Sketch of the City of Janesville, Wis.: Its Progress and Prospects." in ''Holland's Janesville city directory, for 1870-71, containing an historical sketch of the city, and complete list of all the residents. Also a classified business directory, with the name and address of the merchants, manufacturers and professional men &c.'' Chicago: Western Publishing Company, 1870; pp. 12, 15 )〕 In 1839, he married Lydia S. Ellsworth in Berlin, Connecticut; they had four daughters who survived.
From 1842, he was elected to various positions in the Town of Janesville, including road commissioner and member of the school board. In 1845, he and Lydia were of the fifteen founding members of the First Congregational Church of Janesville, and became its first treasurer (or president;〔''Fiftieth Anniversary of the First Congregational Church, Janesville, Wis: 1845-1895'' Madison: Tracy, Gibbs & Company, 1895; p.39〕 sources differ).〔Western Historical Company. ''The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: Its Early Settlement, Growth, Development, Resources, Etc....'' Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879; pp. 437-438, 509-511, 554, 590, 684〕 He was one of the investors in the Janesville-based Central Bank of Wisconsin;〔(Dennis, Wm. M., et al. "Document e: annual report of bank comptroller for 1856" (pp. 60-61) in ''Governor's message and accompanying documents for the year 1857'' Vol. I 1857 (Covers 1856) )〕〔(Van Steenwyck, G., et al. "Annual report of the bank comptroller for the fiscal year ending Oct. 1st, 1861" (pp. 50-51) in ''Annual message of the governor of Wisconsin, and reports of the state departments, for the fiscal year ending Sept, 30th, 1861'' Madison: Smith and Cullaton, 1861 (Covers 1860/1861) )〕 and when it was re-organized as the First National Bank of Janesville, he was elected to the bank's board of directors.
Spaulding seems to have been highly regarded by his peers, as he repeatedly served as a judge in various fields at the Wisconsin State Fair: in 1856, he judged sheep ("Long Wool, Middle Wool, Leicester and their Grades");〔(Powers, D. J. & Skinner, E. W., eds. ''The Wisconsin farmer, and northwestern cultivator; a monthly journal, devoted to agriculture, horticulture, mechanics and rural economy'' Madison: Powers and Skinner, 1856; Vol. 8, no. 4, p. 152 )〕 in 1857, he served on a committee of the Rock County agricultural society and mechanic's institute which evaluated various brands of reaper and mower (bearing such names as "Atkin's Automaton" and "Ketchum's Iron Mower");〔(Powers, D. J.; and Hoyt, J. W., eds. ''The Wisconsin farmer, and north-western cultivator; a monthly journal devoted to agriculture, horticulture, mechanics and rural economy'' Madison: Powers and Skinner, 1857; Vol. IX, pp. 394-395 )〕 and at the 1858 Fair, he served as a judge of "Working Oxen, Milch Cows, and Grade Cattle".〔(Wisconsin State Agricultural Society. ''Transactions of the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society, with reports of county societies, and kindred associations'' Madison: Carpenter and Hyer, Printers, Patriot Office, 1858-1859; Vol. V, p. 65 )〕 In 1862, he was serving as President of the Rock County agricultural society.〔(Wisconsin State Agricultural Society. ''Transactions of the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society, with the report of the state horticultural society, and condensed report on the international exhibitions of 1862 and 1867'' Madison: Atwood and Rublee, State Printers, Journal Office , 1861-1868; Vol. VII, p. 112 )〕
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