List of Attorneys General of Wisconsin

Number of Attorneys General of Wisconsin by party affiliation

Party	Attorneys
Republican	28
Democratic	16
Progressive	1

This is a list of attorneys general from the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

Contents

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  1 Attorneys General of Wisconsin Territory
  


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  2 Attorneys General of Wisconsin
  
  
  
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    2.1 Notes
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 See also
  


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  4 References
  


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  5 External links
  

Attorneys General of Wisconsin Territory

Before statehood, the Wisconsin Territory also had several attorneys general appointed by the Governor of the territory.^[1]

Name	Took office	Left office	Territorial governor
Henry S. Baird	1836	1839	Henry Dodge
Horatio N. Wells	1839	1841	Henry Dodge
Mortimer M. Jackson	1842	1845	James Doty
			Nathaniel Tallmadge
William Pitt Lynde	1845	1845	Nathaniel Tallmadge
A. Hyatt Smith	1845	1848	Henry Dodge

Attorneys General of Wisconsin

  Democratic
  Republican
  Progressive

#	Name	Party	Took office	Left office
1	James S. Brown (1824-1878)	Democratic	June 7, 1848[2]	January 7, 1850
2	S. Park Coon (1820-1883)	Democratic	January 7, 1850[2]	January 5, 1852
3	Experience Estabrook (1813-1894)	Democratic	January 5, 1852[2]	January 2, 1854
4	George Baldwin Smith (1823-1879)	Democratic	January 2, 1854[2]	January 7, 1856
5	William Rudolph Smith (1787-1868)	Democratic	January 7, 1856[2]	January 4, 1858
6	Gabriel Bouck (1828-1904)	Democratic	January 4, 1858[2]	January 2, 1860
7	James Henry Howe[note 1] (1827-1893)	Republican	January 2, 1860[2]	October 7, 1862[2][3]
8	Winfield Smith[note 2] (1827-1899)	Republican	October 7, 1862[2]	January 1, 1866
9	Charles R. Gill (1830-1883)	Republican	January 1, 1866[2]	January 3, 1870
10	Stephen Steele Barlow (1818-1900)	Republican	January 3, 1870[2]	January 5, 1874
11	A. Scott Sloan (1820-1895)	Republican	January 5, 1874[2]	January 7, 1878
12	Alexander Wilson (1833-1888)	Republican	January 7, 1878[2]	January 2, 1882
13	Leander F. Frisby[note 3] (1825-1889)	Republican	January 2, 1882[2]	January 3, 1887
14	Charles E. Estabrook (1847-1918)	Republican	January 3, 1887[2]	January 5, 1891
15	James L. O'Connor (1858-1931)	Democratic	January 5, 1891[2]	January 7, 1895
16	William H. Mylrea (1853-1916)	Republican	January 7, 1895[2]	January 2, 1899
17	Emmett R. Hicks (1854-1925)	Republican	January 2, 1899[2]	January 5, 1903
18	Lafayette M. Sturdevant (1856-1923)	Republican	January 5, 1903[2]	January 7, 1907
19	Frank L. Gilbert (1864-1930)	Republican	January 7, 1907[2]	January 2, 1911
20	Levi H. Bancroft (1861-1948)	Republican	January 2, 1911[2]	January 6, 1913
21	Walter C. Owen[note 1] (1868-1934)	Republican	January 6, 1913[2]	January 7, 1918[2]
22	Spencer Haven[note 2] (1868-1938)	Republican	January 7, 1918[2]	January 6, 1919
23	John J. Blaine (1875-1934)	Republican	January 6, 1919[2]	January 3, 1921
24	William J. Morgan (1883-1983)	Republican	January 3, 1921[2]	January 1, 1923
25	Herman L. Ekern (1872-1954)	Republican	January 1, 1923[2]	January 3, 1927
26	John W. Reynolds, Sr. (1876-1958)	Republican	January 3, 1927[2]	January 2, 1933
27	James E. Finnegan (1892-1966)	Democratic	January 2, 1933[4]	January 4, 1937
28	Orland Steen Loomis (1893-1942)	Progressive	January 4, 1937[5]	January 2, 1939
29	John E. Martin[note 1] (1891-1968)	Republican	January 2, 1939[6]	June 1, 1948[3]
vacant			June 1, 1948	June 5, 1948
30	Grover L. Broadfoot[note 2][note 1] (1892-1962)	Republican	June 5, 1948[3]	November 12, 1948[3]
31	Thomas E. Fairchild[note 2] (1912-2007)	Democratic	November 12, 1948[3]	January 1, 1951
32	Vernon W. Thomson (1905-1988)	Republican	January 1, 1951[7]	January 7, 1957
33	Stewart G. Honeck (1906-1999)	Republican	January 7, 1957[8]	January 5, 1959
34	John W. Reynolds, Jr. (1921-2002)	Democratic	January 5, 1959[9]	January 7, 1963
35	George Thompson (1918-1992)	Republican	January 7, 1963[10]	January 4, 1965
36	Bronson La Follette (1936-2018)	Democratic	January 4, 1965[11]	January 6, 1969
37	Robert W. Warren[note 1] (1925-1998)	Republican	January 6, 1969[12]	October 8, 1974[3]
38	Victor A. Miller[note 2][note 1] (1916-1984)	Democratic	October 8, 1974[3]	November 25, 1974[3]
39	Bronson La Follette[note 2] (1936-2018)	Democratic	November 25, 1974[3]	January 5, 1987
40	Don Hanaway (1933-1995)	Republican	January 5, 1987 [citation needed]	January 7, 1991
41	James E. Doyle (born 1945)	Democratic	January 7, 1991[13]	January 6, 2003
42	Peggy A. Lautenschlager (1955-2018)	Democratic	January 6, 2003[14]	January 3, 2007
43	J.B. Van Hollen (born 1966)	Republican	January 3, 2007[15]	January 5, 2015
44	Brad Schimel (born 1965)	Republican	January 5, 2015	incumbent
45	Josh Kaul (born 1980)	Democratic	January 7, 2019	elect

Notes

1. 
   ^ ^abcdef Resigned from office.
   


2. 
   ^ ^abcdef Appointed to fill unexpired term.
   


3. 
   ^ Some sources record Leander Frisby's surname as "Frisbie".^[2]
   

See also

• Wisconsin Board of Commissioners of Public Lands

References

General

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  Wisconsin Blue Book, 2005–2006


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  "Wisconsin as a Territory" from History of Crawford and Richland Counties, Wisconsin. Springfield, Illinois: Union Publishing Company, 1884. pp. 34–41.
  

Specific

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   ^ Wisconsin Territory Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine.
   


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   ^ ^abcdefghi Barish, Lawrence S. (ed.). "Chapter 8: Statistical Information on Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007–2008 (PDF). Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 722&ndash, 724. ISBN 978-0-9752820-2-1. Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2008-05-08.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)
   


4. 
   ^ "Governor Takes Oath Amid Cheers of 5,000" (PDF). Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. January 3, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
   


5. 
   ^ "New Administrations Started" (PDF). Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. Oshkosh, Wisconsin. January 4, 1937. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
   


6. 
   ^ "Gov. Julius P. Heil Takes Office" (PDF). The Sheboygan Press. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. January 2, 1939. p. 1. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
   


7. 
   ^ "Highlights of Inauguration Ceremony as Five State Republican Officials Take Oaths in Capitol" (PDF). Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. January 2, 1951. p. 2. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
   


8. 
   ^ "Thomson Takes Oath, Pledges Common Sense" (PDF). Stevens Point Daily Journal. Stevens Point, Wisconsin. January 7, 1957. p. 1. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
   


9. 
   ^ "Gaylord Nelson Becomes State's 34th Governor" (PDF). Stevens Point Daily Journal. Stevens Point, Wisconsin. January 5, 1959. p. 1. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
   


10. 
    ^ "Reynolds Calls for Unity At Inaugural Ceremonies" (PDF). Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. Oshkosh, Wisconsin. January 7, 1963. p. 1. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
    


11. 
    ^ "Knowles Seeks State's Aid in Move Forward" (PDF). Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. January 5, 1965. p. 1. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
    


12. 
    ^ "Knowles Stresses Need for Priorities" (PDF). Manitowoc Herald Times. Manitowoc, Wisconsin. January 6, 1969. p. 1. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
    


13. 
    ^ "Thompson takes oath, praises school choice" (PDF). Ironwood Daily Globe. Ironwood, Michigan. January 8, 1991. p. 7. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
    


14. 
    ^ "The guard changes". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. January 7, 2003. p. 1A. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
    


15. 
    ^ "At inauguration, Doyle keeps focus on health care, schools; Legislative leaders make bipartisan pledges after Capitol ceremonies". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. January 4, 2007. p. 1B. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
    

External links

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  Wisconsin Attorney General official website


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  Wisconsin Attorney General articles at Legal Newsline Legal Journal
  


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  Wisconsin Attorney General articles at ABA Journal
  


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  News and Commentary at FindLaw
  


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  Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations at Law.Justia.com


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  U.S. Supreme Court Opinions - "Cases with title containing: State of Wisconsin" at FindLaw
  


• State Bar of Wisconsin


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  Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel profile at National Association of Attorneys General
  


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  Press releases at Wisconsin Attorney General

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