Career
Born in Plainfield, New York, Main owned a store in Allegany County, New New York In 1856, Main served in the New York State Assembly, as a Republican. Main then moved to Madison, Wisconsin, in 1857, where he worked in a bank and then owned an insurance business and was President of Wisconsin Board of Underwriters.
Main was also a curator of the Wisconsin Historical Society and served as the society"s treasurer.
He died in Madison, Wisconsin.