Background
Bushrod W. Lott was born May 1, 1826 in Pemberton, New Jersey to Doctor Charles Francis Lott (1781–1866) (a surgeon in the War of 1812) and Edith Newbold Lamb Lott (1788–1827).
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Lott and two of his brothers were educated at Saint Louis University and studied law in Quincy, Illinois.
Career
Lott"s family moved to Saint Louis, Missouri in 1837. Lott was admitted to the practice of law in 1847. As one of the early pioneers of Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1848, Lott, accompanied General
Samuel Leech, who had been appointed Receiver of United States Land Office, Saint Croix Falls, Wisconsin, where Lott served as Clerk.
In the fall of 1848, Lott settled in Saint Paul, Minnesota where he practiced law (his real estate holdings were valued at $3,000 in 1850). He was elected Justice of the Peace (Saint Paul, Minnesota) in 1851.
And served as the third mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota from 1852-1854. Lott died on September 24, 1886 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Membership
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.
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Political Party
Democratic party