Don A. J. Upham

Don A. J. Upham
United States Attorney for the District of Wisconsin
In office
1858–1861
Appointed byJames Buchanan
Preceded byJohn R. Sharpstein
Succeeded byJohn B. D. Cogswell
4th Mayor of Milwaukee
In office
April 1849 – April 1851
Preceded byByron Kilbourn
Succeeded byGeorge H. Walker
Member of the Council of the Wisconsin Territory for Milwaukee and Washington counties
In office
December 7, 1840 – December 5, 1842
Serving with Jonathan Earle Arnold (1841) and John Hubbard Tweedy (1842)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born(1809-05-01)May 1, 1809
Weathersfield, Vermont, U.S.
DiedJuly 19, 1877(1877-07-19) (aged 68)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeForest Home Cemetery
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
CitizenshipUnited States
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Elizabeth Smith Jaques
(m. 1836⁠–⁠1877)
Children
  • John Jaques Upham
  • (b. 1837; died 1898)
  • Caroline Jaques (Raymond)
  • (b. 1842; died 1924)
  • Adelaide J. (Taylor)
  • (b. 1850; died 1933)
  • Sarah Maria (Ransom)
  • (b. 1851; died 1912)
  • Horace A. J. Upham
  • (b. 1853; died 1919)
Parents
  • Joshua Upham (father)
  • Phebe (Chamberlain) Upham (mother)
Alma materUnion College
Professionlawyer, politician

Don Alonzo Joshua Upham (May 1, 1809 – July 19, 1877) was an American lawyer, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served as the 4th Mayor of Milwaukee and was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Wisconsin in the 1851 election. He also served as President of the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention and was United States Attorney for Wisconsin during the presidency of James Buchanan. His name was often abbreviated as D. A. J. Upham in historical documents.