Dewhurst Township

Clark County
Townships

Dewhurst Township

written and contributed by Kay Scholtz <scholtz@tznet.com>

Note: There are presently 33 townships in Clark County.
Thirty-two townships are of standard size each covering six square miles.
The Township of Foster includes two 6 square mile areas.

On November 15, 1901 the County Board ordered the creation of the township of Dewhurst and the township first met in April of 1902. The name of the town was originally "Mound" but the name was soon changed to Dewhurst in honor of Richard Dewhurst, first Clark County Judge on record. Richard Dewhurst was born near Manchester, England in 1826 and came to the U.S. when an infant. His family settled in Bristol, Massachusetts, then moved to Ohio where Richard studied law. He taught school early in his career and came to Clark County in 1856 after being admitted to the bar. He served in the Civil War for WI. Mr. Dewhurst founded the Neillsville Bank. He was a lawyer, judge, businessman, and also engaged in logging operations.