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Solomon Laurent Juneau, or Laurent-Salomon Juneau (August 9, 1793 – November 14, 1856) was a French Canadian fur trader, land speculator, and politician who helped found the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1] [2] [3] He was born in Repentigny, Quebec, to François and (Marie-)Thérèse Galarneau Juneau.
Solomon Juneau was a French Canadian born in a small village near Montreal, Lower Canada on August 9, 1793. Juneau was a French trader with the American Fur Company. In 1818, the American Fur Company established a trading post in Milwaukee. Juneau decided to purchase the land between the Milwaukee River and Lake Michigan and named it Juneau Town.
Juneau hosted Milwaukee's first ever mass in her home. [9] Pope Leo XII sent her a reproduction of the Veil of Veronica commemorating her Catholic missionary work. [3] [5] Although Solomon Juneau was prominent in the region and the first Milwaukee mayor, Josette Juneau rarely spoke English and rarely interacted with the incoming Americans.
The Solomon Juneau Business High School athletics program (Juneau Pioneers) is being used by MacDowell Montessori for cross country, girls volleyball, girls & boys basketball, cheerleading, girls & boys golf, and girls & boys tennis under the name Milwaukee Juneau.
SS Solomon Juneau (MC hull number 709) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II.Named after Solomon Juneau, one of the founders and the first mayor of Milwaukee, the ship was laid down by California Shipbuilding Corporation at Terminal Island in Los Angeles, and launched on 6 February 1943. [2]
On November 14, 1856 Solomon Juneau died at the age of 63. The Milwaukee Bar Association was founded in 1858. It is the fourth oldest of such organizations in the United States and now has over 2,600 members. Milwaukee in 1879, looking north Milwaukee in 1882, as seen from Bay View
Narcisse Mathias Juneau (November 14, 1821 – March 26, 1883) was an American farmer, interpreter, and pioneer of Wisconsin and Kansas. He served two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing northeast Dodge County. He was a son of Solomon Juneau, the founder of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Solomon Juneau was the first of the three to come to the area, in 1818. He founded a town called Juneau's Side, or Juneautown, that began attracting more settlers. In competition with Juneau, Byron Kilbourn established Kilbourntown west of the Milwaukee River. He ensured the roads running toward the river did not join with those on the east side.