John Hawkins Rountree (March 24, 1805-May 27, 1890)[1] was a Wisconsin pioneer and politician.
Born in Warren County, Kentucky, Rountree settled first in Hillsboro, Illinois, and then went to Michigan Territory to the lead mines in 1827. There he staked a claim where the city of Platteville, Wisconsin is today.[2] Hawkins served as judge in the Michigan Territory and later the Wisconsin Territory. He also served in the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature, the 1847-1848 Wisconsin State Constitution Convention, and was a captain in a militia during the Black Hawk War of 1832.[3] In 1850-1851 and in 1866-1867, Rountree served in the Wisconsin State Senate and in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1863.[4]