Joseph Trotter Mills

The Honorable
Joseph T. Mills
Portrait from History of Grant County Wisconsin (1900)
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 5th Circuit
In office
January 2, 1865 – January 1, 1877
Preceded byMontgomery M. Cothren
Succeeded byMontgomery M. Cothren
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 6, 1879 – January 5, 1880
Preceded byThomas J. Graham
Succeeded byJohn A. Klindt
ConstituencyGrant 2nd district
In office
January 6, 1862 – January 5, 1863
Preceded byHanmer Robbins
Succeeded byJ. Allen Barber
ConstituencyGrant 3rd district
In office
January 7, 1856 – January 4, 1858
Preceded byWilliam W. Field
Succeeded byCharles K. Dean
ConstituencyGrant 4th district
District Attorney of Grant County, Wisconsin
In office
August 1861 – Summer 1864
Appointed byAlexander Randall
Preceded byAllen R. Bushnell
Succeeded byAllen R. Bushnell
In office
January 3, 1859 – January 7, 1861
Preceded byEdward D. Lowry
Succeeded byAllen R. Bushnell
Personal details
Born(1812-12-18)December 18, 1812
Cane Ridge, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedNovember 22, 1897(1897-11-22) (aged 84)
Denver County, Colorado, U.S.
Resting placeHillside Cemetery, Lancaster, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • Evalina Warner
    (died 1841)
  • Rebecca Warner
    (m. 1842; died 1857)
  • Mary Ann Coumbe
    (m. 1860; died 1893)
Children
  • Mary Evelina Warner Mills
  • (b. 1844; died 1845)
  • Evalina (Anderson)
  • (b. 1846; died 1930)
  • Jared Warner Mills
  • (b. 1852; died 1907)
  • Benjamin Mills
  • (b. 1857; died 1858)
RelativesBenjamin Mills (uncle)

Joseph Trotter Mills (December 18, 1812 – November 22, 1897) was an American attorney, jurist, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served four one-year terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, and was Wisconsin circuit court judge for the 5th circuit from 1865 through 1877.