Joseph Willott Jr. (1855–1936)
[obituary in the ''Manitowoc Herald Times'' of September 16, 1936.] was a member of the
Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
Willott was born on June 29, 1855, in
Oldbury, Worcestershire, England.
He moved to the
United States in 1867, settling in
Mishawaka, Indiana. In 1872, he moved to
Manitowoc, Wisconsin. In 1881, he married Bertha Endress (1858–1930), with whom he raised a son Reuben and a daughter Ada. He was interred on September 19, 1936, in Manitowoc.
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Career
Willott was elected to the Assembly in 1898 and was re-elected in 1900 and 1902. Additionally, he was a Manitowoc alderman and was a member of the Manitowoc County
Manitowoc County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 81,359. Its county seat is Manitowoc. The county was created in 1836 prior to Wisconsin's statehood and organized in 1848. Manitowoc County ...
Board of Supervisors. He was a Republican.
References
External links
The Political Graveyard
1855 births
1936 deaths
County supervisors in Wisconsin
English emigrants to the United States
Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
People from Manitowoc, Wisconsin
People from Mishawaka, Indiana
People from Oldbury, West Midlands
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