Montgomery Morrison Cothren

Montgomery M. Cothren
25th Mayor of Mineral Point, Wisconsin
In office
April 1887 – April 1888
Preceded byCharles Gillmann
Succeeded byJoseph F. LaMalle
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 5th Circuit
In office
January 1, 1877 – January 1, 1883
Preceded byJoseph Trotter Mills
Succeeded byGeorge Clementson
In office
June 1, 1853 – May 31, 1864
Preceded byMortimer M. Jackson
Succeeded byJoseph Trotter Mills
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 5th district
In office
January 1, 1849 – January 1, 1851
Preceded byHenry M. Billings
Succeeded byLevi Sterling
Representative to the Legislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory from Iowa, Lafayette, and Richland counties
In office
October 18, 1847 – March 13, 1848
Serving with Timothy Burns and Charles Pole
Preceded byTimothy Burns, James D. Jenkins, and Thomas Chilton
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born(1819-09-18)September 18, 1819
Jerusalem, New York, U.S.
DiedOctober 27, 1888(1888-10-27) (aged 69)
Calamine, Wisconsin, U.S.
Cause of deathBilious fever
Resting placeGraceland Cemetery, Mineral Point, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Esther Marie Pulford
(m. 1848⁠–⁠1888)
Children
  • Cordelia M. Cothern
  • (died 1872)
  • Clara Weed (Ladd)
  • (b. 1852; died 1921)
OccupationLawyer, judge

Montgomery Morrison Cothren (September 18, 1819 – October 27, 1888) was an American lawyer, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served 18 years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge, and was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.