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Famous people · Benton

Benton, birthplace of the American judge Jacob Fawcett

In 1847, the American judge Jacob Fawcett was born. Their birth falls in the early republic. 3 languages have an article about them. Famous people are on record for 646 of the towns in Wisconsin.

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Jacob Fawcett
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1847
Jacob Fawcett
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
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Born in Benton

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Politics & Law

Jacob Fawcett

1847–1928

American judge

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Benton and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.