Bushrod W. Lott

Bushrod W. Lott
Mayor of Saint Paul
Personal details
Born(1826-05-01)May 1, 1826
Pemberton, New Jersey
DiedSeptember 24, 1886(1886-09-24) (aged 60)
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Political partyDemocratic
OccupationPolitician

Bushrod Washington Lott (May 1, 1826 – September 24, 1886) was an American politician in the Minnesota Territory in Saint Paul, Minnesota, who served as United States Consul (Tehuantepec, Mexico; Appointed by President Abraham Lincoln) from 1862 to 1865. An active Democrat, Lott was elected Chief Clerk of the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives and served as a member of that body in 1853 and 1856; he also was elected mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1852.[1]