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. 18481888)
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.