James R. Doolittle
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Senator James R. Doolittle
James Rood Doolittle (January 3, 1815 - July 23, 1897) served in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1857 to 1869. He was originally a member of the Democratic Party as a circuit court judge, until the repeal of the Missouri Compromise in 1854 caused him to become a member of the Republican Party. In 1871 he again became a member of the Democratic Party and ran as an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Wisconsin.
| Preceded by: Henry Dodge | Class 1 U.S. Senator from Wisconsin 1869—1875 | Succeeded by: Matthew H. Carpenter |
| Preceded by: Timothy O. Howe | Class 3 U.S. Senator from Wisconsin 1879—1881 | Succeeded by: Angus Cameron |