# Name Party Dates 1 Nelson Dewey Democrat 1848 - 1852 2 Leonard J. Farwell Whig 1852 - 1854 3 William A. Barstow Democrat 1854 - 1856 4 Arthur MacArthur, Sr. Democrat 1856 - 1856 5 Coles Bashford Republican 1856 - 1858 6 Alexander W. Randall Republican 1858 - 1862 7 Louis P. Harvey Republican 1862 - 1862 8 Edward Salomon Republican 1862 - 1864 9 James T. Lewis Republican 1864 - 1866 10 Lucius Fairchild Republican 1866 - 1872 11 Cadwallader C. Washburn Republican 1872 - 1874 12 William R. Taylor Democrat 1874 - 1876 13 Harrison Ludington Republican 1876 - 1878 14 William E. Smith Republican 1878 - 1882 15 Jeremiah McLain Rusk Republican 1882 - 1889 16 William D. Hoard Republican 1889 - 1891 17 George W. Peck Democrat 1891 - 1895 18 William H. Upham Republican 1895 - 1897 19 Edward Scofield Republican 1897 - 1901 20 Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Republican 1901 - 1906 21 James O. Davidson Republican 1906 - 1911 22 Francis E. McGovern Republican 1911 - 1915 23 Emanuel L. Philipp Republican 1915 - 1921 24 John J. Blaine Republican 1921 - 1927 25 Fred R. Zimmerman Republican 1927 - 1929 26 Walter J. Kohler, Sr. Republican 1929 - 1931 27 Philip F. La Follette Republican 1931 - 1933 28 Albert G. Schmedeman Democrat 1933 - 1935 29 Philip F. La Follette Progressive 1935 - 1939 30 Julius P. Heil Republican 1939 - 1943 31 Walter S. Goodland Republican 1943 - 1947 32 Oscar Rennebohm Republican 1947 - 1951 33 Walter J. Kohler, Jr. Republican 1951 - 1957 34 Vernon W. Thomson Republican 1957 - 1959 35 Gaylord A. Nelson Democrat 1959 - 1963 36 John W. Reynolds Democrat 1963 - 1965 37 Warren P. Knowles Republican 1965 - 1971 38 Patrick J. Lucey Democrat 1971 - 1977 39 Martin J. Schreiber Democrat 1977 - 1979 40 Lee S. Dreyfus Republican 1979 - 1983 41 Anthony S. Earl Democrat 1983 - 1987 42 Tommy Thompson Republican 1987 - 2001 43 Scott McCallum Republican 2001 - 2003 44 Jim Doyle Democrat 2003 -
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WDNR - Find a State Park or Forest (3077 words)
Wisconsin state parks, forests, and recreation areas are as varied as the areas around them--there are forests, prairies, lakes, rivers, hills, and valleys.
Wisconsin's First Capitol (exit DNR) historic site is less than a mile to the west.
The forest was purchased recently from the Wisconsin Public Service Corporation and is in the master planning process.
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