Solomon Laurent Juneau | |
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Laurent-Salomon Juneau | |
 Juneau in 1856 | |
| 1st Mayor of Milwaukee | |
| In office January 31, 1846 – April 1847 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Horatio N. Wells |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 9, 1793 Repentigny, Lower Canada |
| Died | November 14, 1856 (aged 63) Keshena, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Resting place | Calvary Cemetery, Milwaukee |
| Nationality |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 17, including Narcisse Juneau |
| Parent(s) | François and Thérèse Galerneau Juneau |
| Relatives | Joseph Juneau (cousin) |
| Occupation | Politician, fur trader, land agent |
| Known for | Helped found the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
Solomon Laurent Juneau, or Laurent-Salomon Juneau (August 9, 1793 – November 14, 1856) was a French Canadian fur trader, land speculator, and politician who helped found the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1][2][3] He was born in Repentigny, Quebec, to François and (Marie-)Thérèse Galarneau Juneau.[4][5] Joseph Juneau, the founder of the city of Juneau, Alaska, was a cousin of Solomon Juneau.[6]
- ^ University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
- ^ Solomon Juneau, Milwaukee’s Founding Father
- ^ Trap, Paul (1985). "Juneau, Laurent-Salomon". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. VIII (1851–1860) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ Marshall, Bill. (2005). France and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, p. 635.
- ^ Connerton, Eugene J. & Léo-Paul Landry. (1971). Genealogy of the Juneau family 1600–1965. Author, p. 306.
- ^ Alaska Mining Hall of Fame