Jefferson Rewey
Jefferson Wiltse Rewey (May 26, 1835 – December 23, 1905) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
[edit]Rewey was born on May 26, 1835, in Berkshire, New York.[1] On February 16, 1859, he married Eliza A. Galbraith. They had two children. Rewey, Wisconsin, is named after him.[2] He once owned a farm in the location of what is now Rewey. He died in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, in 1905.[3][4]
Political career
[edit]Rewey was a member of the Assembly during the 1868, 1881, and 1882 sessions.[5] Additionally, he was Town Clerk and Chairman of the Town Board of Supervisors (similar to city council) of Mifflin, Wisconsin, and County Commissioner (similar to Supervisor) and Chairman of the County Board of Iowa County, Wisconsin. He was a Republican.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. 1882. p. 548.
- ^ A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. Chicago. 1908. p. 117.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Jefferson W. Rewey". Eau Claire Leader. December 28, 1905. p. 2. Retrieved July 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pioneer Dies". The Representative. January 5, 1906. p. 2. Retrieved July 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lawrence S. Barish, ed. (2007). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007 - 2008. p. 170.
- ^ History of Iowa County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Company. 1881. pp. 927–928.
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[edit]Categories:
- People from Tioga County, New York
- People from Iowa County, Wisconsin
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Wisconsin city council members
- County supervisors in Wisconsin
- City and town clerks
- Farmers from Wisconsin
- 1835 births
- 1905 deaths
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century Wisconsin politicians