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Wilmot, David

Pennsylvania Representative David Wilmot said, "I move money be granted only if the territory bought with it be free soil, and that slavery be forever excluded from the land."  Although he was defeated, the condition he introduced -- his "Proviso" -- was heard as far away as Cook County, Illinois.  The Proviso Township is named for Wilmot's "Proviso".

The township was original name after President Zachary Taylor.  See Zachary Taylor.


Last Modified:  01/14/2006