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Dwight Jackson
Dwight Jackson, of the firm of Wheelock, Denison & Co., merchants, Hartford; is the son of J. C. and Lucy (Denison) Jackson; was born in Hampton, Windham Co., Conn., Nov. 4, 1837. At the expiration of his school days, he engaged as clerk in a mercantile house in his native town, and continued that occupation till April, 1857, when he came to Wisconsin, and engaged as clerk with the firm of Wheelock & Denison, merchants; continued with this firm as clerk till March, 1863, when he was admitted as a partner, and the firm name changed to Wheelock, Denison & Co. The house is more fully described in the business history of the town. On the breaking-out of the late war, Mr. Jackson was among the first to respond to the call for three-months' men. He enlisted in April, 1861, in Co. B,1st W. V. I.; served five months and received his discharge; his business interests requiring his attention, he was obliged to forego his intention of re-enlisting till the spring of 1865, when he received a commission as 1st Lieutenant of Co. B, 52d W. V. I., and served till the close of the war. He was married in Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 26, 1875, to Miss Helen M. Rogers daughter of Moses and Adaline (Bailey) Rogers, Mrs. Jackson was born in Guildhall, Vt.
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"History of Washington and Ozaukee Counties, Wisconsin," published in 1881 by Western Historical Company.