Ira Burr Brunson (November 5, 1815 – August 21, 1883) was an American pioneer, jurist, and territorial legislator. Born in

Fowler, Ohio Fowler is an unincorporated community in central Fowler Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44418. It lies at the intersection of State Routes 193 and 305. The community is part of the Youn ...

, he settled in

Prairie du Chien Prairie du Chien () is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,506 at the 2020 census. Its ZIP Code is 53821. Often referred to as Wisconsin's second oldest city, Prairie du Chien was esta ...

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in 1836. He surveyed land in the area. He served in different offices including sheriff of

Crawford County, Wisconsin Crawford County is a county in the southwest part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,113. Its county seat is Prairie du Chien. History Along with Brown County, Crawford County is one of Wisconsin's or ...

and Clerk of the Crawford County

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. In 1854, he served as Crawford County Court Judge until his death and also served as postmaster of Prairie du Chien in 1840. From 1837 to 1840, he served in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature as a

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. His father was

Alfred Brunson Alfred Brunson (February 9, 1793 – August 3, 1882) was an American Methodist circuit rider, lawyer, and territorial legislator. Born in Danbury, Connecticut, Brunson served in the War of 1812. Brunson was a Methodist church circuit rider in O ...

, who also served in the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature. Brunson died in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.''History of Crawford and Richland Counties, Wisconsin'', Union Publishing Company, Springfield, Illinois: 1884, Biographical of Ira Burr Brunson, pp. 389–390. Upon his death, he was succeeded by Charles S. Fuller as county judge of Crawford County.

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