Nicholas M. Donaldson

N. M. Donaldson
Minnesota District Court Judge for the 5th district
In office
December 2, 1857  December 31, 1871
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded bySamuel Lord
10th Mayor of Owatonna, Minnesota
In office
April 1876  April 1877
Preceded byT. J. Howe
Succeeded byM. A. Fredenburg
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 2, 1854  January 1, 1855
Preceded byQuerin Loehr
Succeeded byJohn Boyd
ConstituencyFond du Lac 4th district
In office
January 3, 1853  January 2, 1854
Preceded byBenjamin F. Moore
Succeeded byEdward Boener
ConstituencyFond du Lac 1st district
In office
January 5, 1852  January 3, 1853
Preceded byMorris S. Barnett
Succeeded byCharles D. Gage
ConstituencyFond du Lac 2nd district
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
In office
April 1856  April 1857
Preceded byHenry Conklin
Succeeded byJohn Boyd
In office
April 1853  April 1854
Preceded byIsaac Brown
Succeeded byPeter V. Sang
Prosecuting Attorney for Ashland County, Ohio
In office
May 1846  December 31, 1846
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJohn S. Fulton
Personal details
Born(1809-11-12)November 12, 1809
Cambridge, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 7, 1879(1879-02-07) (aged 69)
Owatonna, Minnesota, U.S.
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery, Owatonna, Minnesota
Political party
Spouses
  • Jane Stewart
    (died 1863)
  • Emily Strong
    (m. 18651879)
Children
  • Mary R. Donaldson
  • (died 1927)
Professionlawyer

Nicholas Mills Donaldson (November 12, 1809  February 7, 1879) was an American lawyer, judge, and pioneer of Wisconsin and Minnesota. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for three terms, representing Fond du Lac County, and served fourteen years as a Minnesota district court judge. He was also the 10th mayor of Owatonna, Minnesota, and the first prosecuting attorney of Ashland County, Ohio.