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Lott, Bushrod Washington "B.W."

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Saint Paul, MN

Territorial House 1853 (District 2); Territorial House 1856 (District 2)

Party when first elected:  Democratic

Counties Served:  Ramsey

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 05/01/1826 Date of Death: 09/24/1886
Birth Place: Pemberton, New Jersey Birth County: Burlington Birth Country: United States
Other Names: B.W.
Gender:  Male Religion:  Episcopalian
City of Residence (when first elected):  Saint Paul

Occupation (when first elected):  Lawyer

EDUCATION

St. Louis University; Attended Law School;
Studied Law; Admitted to Practice, Quincy, Illinois, 1847

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

U.S. Executive BranchUnited States Land Office, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin (Clerk) ??/??/1848 to ??/??/1848
JudgeSt. Paul, Minnesota (Justice of the Peace)Elected??/??/1851 to ??/??/18??
Territorial GovernmentMinnesota Territorial House of Representatives (Territorial Chief Clerk of the House) ??/??/1851 to ??/??/1851
Municipal MayorSt. Paul, Minnesota ??/??/1852 to ??/??/1854
School Board/AdministrationSt. Paul, Minnesota (Board of Education) ??/??/1858 to ??/??/1860
Municipal Council/AldermenSt. Paul, Minnesota (Town Council, President) ??/??/186? to ??/??/1865
U.S. Executive BranchUnited States Consul (Tehuantepec, Mexico; Appointed by President Lincoln)Appointed??/??/1862 to ??/??/1865
Municipal GovernmentSt. Paul, Minnesota (City Clerk) 10/15/1866 to ??/??/1868

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Single (while in office); Corneila Friend (married on February 14, 1860)
Children: One child (after he left office): Edith Lamb (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He was of Dutch ancestry.

He came to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1848.

He was a charter member of the International Order of Odd Fellows Lodge in St. Paul, Minnesota.

His party affiliation was provided by the St. Paul Public Library's List of Mayors, his obituary, A History of the City of St. Paul to 1875, 1983 edition, by J. Fletcher Williams, p. 331, and W.H. C. Folsom's Fifty Years in the Northwest, 1888. Also, in The History of Minnesota: from the French Explorations to the Present Time, 1873 it states that on October 20, 1849 the first Minnesota Democratic Party convention was held. He was listed as one of the Secretaries.

He died of apoplexy in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Birth date, birth county, middle name, ancestry, family data, and death location provided by his great great grandson.

He was a member of Christ Episcopal Church.

Religion provided by his great great grandson.

Legislative Session: 7th Territorial (1856)   Session Details
Body: Territorial House Elected: 10/9/1855 Term of Office: 1/2/1856 to 1/6/1857
District: 02 Residence: Saint Paul
Counties Represented: Ramsey
Occupation: Lawyer
Party: Democratic Party Notes: His party affiliation was provided by the St. Paul Public Library's List of Mayors, his obituary, and W.H. C. Folsom's Fifty Years in the Northwest, 1888. Also, in The History of Minnesota: from the French Explorations to the Present Time, 1873 it states that on October 20, 1849 the first Minnesota Democratic Party convention was held. He was listed as one of the Secretaries.
Committees:
Internal Improvements
Judiciary (Chair)
Legislative Session: 4th Territorial (1853)   Session Details
Body: Territorial House Elected: 10/12/1852 Term of Office: 1/5/1853 to 1/3/1854
District: 02 Residence: Saint Paul
Counties Represented: Ramsey
Occupation: Lawyer
Party: Democratic Party Notes: His party affiliation was provided by the St. Paul Public Library's List of Mayors, his obituary, A History of the City of St. Paul to 1875, 1983 edition, by J. Fletcher Williams, p. 331, and W.H. C. Folsom's Fifty Years in the Northwest, 1888. Also, in The History of Minnesota: from the French Explorations to the Present Time, 1873 it states that on October 20, 1849 the first Minnesota Democratic Party convention was held. He was listed as one of the Secretaries.
Committees:
Enrolled Bills
Judiciary (Chair)

OTHER INFORMATION

Photographs
Bushrod Washington Lott Photo (ca. 1878) Provided by Brian Miller

Articles & Books About
"The Late Bushrod W. Lott." St. Paul Daily Globe, September 26, 1886, p. 2.




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