Name James Lockwood | ||
James Henry Lockwood (December 7, 1793 – August 24, 1857) was an American businessman, fur trapper, lawyer, and public official.
Born in Peru, New York, Lockwood worked on his family's farm. During the War of 1812, he served as a sutler's clerk in the United States Army and worked in New York and Michigan Territory. He became involved in the fur trader while at Mackinac Island. Lockwood then went to Green Bay, Michigan Territory and in 1816 went to Prairie du Chien, Michigan Territory, where he settled permanently in 1819. In 1824, after studying law, Lockwood was admitted to the bar. Lockwood was a judge, lawyer, fur trapper, merchant, and the first postmaster in Prairie du Chien. He also built the first house in Prairie du Chien. In 1836, Lockwood served in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature. In 1856,he wrote: 'Early Times and Events in Wisconsin,' for the Wisconsin Historical Society. He died in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.