Willett Main

Willett S. Main (August 15, 1828 – July 5, 1902) was an American politician.

Born in Edmeston, New York,[1] Main moved with his family to Clarksville, New York,[1] then to Waukesha County, Wisconsin Territory in 1846, and then to Madison, Wisconsin Territory in 1847. He was a farmer and merchant. He served as sheriff and under-sheriff of Dane County, Wisconsin and was a deputy United States Marshal. He served in the Wisconsin State Senate, as a Republican, from 1888 to 1892.[2] He died of heart disease near Madison, Wisconsin.[1][3] His brother was Alexander H. Main, who served in the New York State Assembly,[4] and he was the brother-in-law of Senator John Coit Spooner.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "Willett S. Main's Death". The Weekly Telegram. July 10, 1902. p. 3. Retrieved April 8, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1891, Biographical Sketch of Willett Main, p. 583.
  3. ^ Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin at its Annual Meeting, Wisconsin Historical Society: 1903, Wisconsin Necrology-1902, p. 145.
  4. ^ Biographical Review of Dane County, Wisconsin, Biographical Review Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois: 1893, vol. 1, pp. 176–178, vol. 2, pp. 603–604.