John Wilford Blackstone Sr.

The Honorable John W. Blackstone
4th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory
In office November 26, 1838 – January 21, 1839
Preceded by	William B. Sheldon
Succeeded by	Lucius Israel Barber
Representative to the Legislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory from Iowa County
In office November 26, 1838 – December 7, 1840 Serving with Russel Baldwin (1838-1840), Henry M. Billings (1838-1840), Thomas Jenkins (1838-1840), Charles Bracken (1839-1840)
Chairman of the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors
In office April 1858 – April 1861
Preceded by	J. De Selhorst
Succeeded by	J. D. Martin
Personal details
Born	John Wilford Blackstone (1796-10-18)October 18, 1796 Madison, New York
Died	October 15, 1868(1868-10-15) (aged 71) Shullsburg, Wisconsin
Resting place	Evergreen Cemetery Shullsburg, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican Whig (before 1855)
Spouses	Catherine (Tomlinson) Hammond (m. 1833; died 1865)
Children	Theodore E. Blackstone (b. 1834; died 1890) John Wilford Blackstone Jr. (b. 1835; died 1911) Isabel Blackstone (b. 1837; died 1861) Joseph Blackstone (b. 1839) Augustus Blackstone (b. 1842) Eugene Blackstone (b. 1844; died 1867) Jeanette (Blackstone) Beckwith (b. 1844; died 1934)
Parents	Stephen F. Blackstone (father) Anna (Wilford) Blackstone (mother)
Alma mater	Hamilton College
Profession	lawyer, judge
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	Michigan Territorial Militia
Years of service	1832
Rank	Lieutenant
Battles/wars	Black Hawk War

John Wilford Blackstone Sr. (October 18, 1796 – October 15, 1868) was an American lawyer and Wisconsin pioneer. He was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory, and served as County Judge of Iowa County, when it was still organized under the Michigan Territory.