Jefferson Rewey


Jefferson Wiltse Rewey was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Rewey was born on May 26, 1835 in Berkshire, New York. On February 16, 1859, he married Eliza A. Galbraith. They had two children. Rewey, Wisconsin is named after him. He once owned a farm in the location of what is now Rewey. He died in Mineral Point, Wisconsin in 1905.

Political career

Rewey was a member of the Assembly during the 1868, 1881, and 1882 sessions. Additionally, he was Town Clerk and Chairman of the Town Board of Supervisors of Mifflin, Wisconsin and County Commissioner and Chairman of the County Board of Iowa County, Wisconsin. He was a Republican.