Ezra Wescott

Ezra Wescott
Ezra Wescott
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the Green 2nd district
	In office; January 5, 1863 – January 4, 1864
Preceded by	Harvey T. Moore
Succeeded by	Frederick B. Rolph
Register of Deeds of Green County, Wisconsin
	In office; January 1, 1855 – January 1, 1857
Preceded by	James M. Powell
Succeeded by	James Bintliff
Personal details
Born	1818; Wethersfield, New York, U.S.
Died	June 16, 1865 (aged 46–47); St. Anthony, Minnesota, U.S.
Resting place	Greenwood Cemetery, Monroe, Wisconsin
Party	Republican; Democratic (before 1854);
Spouse	Nancy Lucinda Brown (m. 1845⁠–⁠1865)
Children	John Ezra Wescott; (b. 1846; died 1904); Ada Westcott; (b. 1848; died 1856); Ella Westcott; (b. 1849; died 1856); Mary Alta Wescott; (b. 1852; died 1908); Myra Ida (Anderson); (b. 1857; died 1943); Dora Esther (Walker); (b. 1862; died 1916); Martha Ida Wescott; (b. 1864; died 1880);
Relatives	Jefferson F. Wescott (brother); Walter S. Wescott (brother);

Ezra Irving Wescott (1818 – June 16, 1865) was an American farmer, educator, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing southern Green County during the 1863 term. He also served two years as register of deeds of Green County.^[1]

His younger brothers, Jefferson Fayette Wescott and Walter Scott Wescott, were also notable politicians and Wisconsin pioneers, and both also served in the state Legislature.

Biography

Wescott was a school teacher in what would become Wiota, Wisconsin.^[2] He married Nancy Brown in November 1845 before eventually settling in Cadiz, Wisconsin. Wescott died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he had been receiving medical treatment.

His brothers, Jefferson and Walter, were also legislators and his father, John, was a local politician in New Glarus (town), Wisconsin.

Political career

Wescott was a member of the Assembly during the 1863 session.^[3] Additionally, he was Magistrate of York, Green County, Wisconsin, Register of Deeds of Cadiz and Treasurer of Green County, Wisconsin. He was a Republican.

References

↑ "Ezra Irving Wescott (1818-1865)". Find A Grave. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
↑ History of Green County, Wisconsin. Springfield, Ill.: Union Publishing Company. 1884. p. 1147.
↑ Lawrence S. Barish, ed. (2007). State of Wisconsin Blue Book. p. 185.

[1] "Ezra Irving Wescott (1818-1865)". Find A Grave. Retrieved July 22, 2018.

[2] History of Green County, Wisconsin. Springfield, Ill.: Union Publishing Company. 1884. p. 1147.

[3] Lawrence S. Barish, ed. (2007). State of Wisconsin Blue Book. p. 185.

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