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    Lott, Bushrod Washington "B.W."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

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

    Party when first elected:  Democratic

    Counties Served:  Ramsey

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 5/1/1826
    Birth Place: Pemberton, New Jersey
    Birth County: Burlington
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 9/24/1886
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Episcopalian
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: B.W.
    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 Branch: United States Land Office, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin (Clerk); 1848 to 1848
    Judge: St. Paul, Minnesota (Justice of the Peace); 1851 to 18?? [Elected]
    Territorial Government: Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives (Territorial Chief Clerk of the House); 1851 to 1851
    Municipal Mayor: St. Paul, Minnesota; 1852 to 1854
    School Board/Administration: St. Paul, Minnesota (Board of Education); 1858 to 1860
    Municipal Council/Aldermen: St. Paul, Minnesota (Town Council, President); 186? to 1865
    U.S. Executive Branch: United States Consul (Tehuantepec, Mexico; Appointed by President Lincoln); 1862 to 1865 [Appointed]
    Municipal Government: St. 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.

    Total Days Served: 735

    SESSIONS SERVED

    7th Territorial Legislative Session (1856)

      Session Details
    Body: Territorial House
    District: 02
    Elected: 10/9/1855
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/2/1856 to 1/6/1857
    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)

    4th Territorial Legislative Session (1853)

      Session Details
    Body: Territorial House
    District: 02
    Elected: 10/12/1852
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/5/1853 to 1/3/1854
    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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