Joseph A. Willard

Joseph Allen Willard (April 26, 1803, in Hubbardton, Rutland County, Vermont – August 18, 1868, in Lowville, Lewis County, New York) was an American politician from New York.

Life

He was the son of Francis Willard (c. 1777–1856), a carpenter. Joseph A. Willard became a clothier, and about 1824 set up shop in Lowville. On October 22, 1829, he married Eusebia Eager (1818–1887), and they had several children.

He entered politics as a Whig, was a delegate to the Anti-Nebraska Party state convention in 1854, and joined the Republican Party upon its foundation. He became a brigadier general of the State Militia, and was Supervisor of the Town of Lowville in 1856 and 1857.

Willard was a member of the New York State Senate (18th D.) in 1858 and 1859.

Ancestry

Joseph Allen Willard was a 3rd great-grandson (6th generation descendant) of the Massachusetts colonist Simon Willard (1605–1676).

Main article: Descendants of Simon Willard

Bibliography

References

• Hough, Franklin Benjamin (1822–1885); Hutchins, Stephen C.; Werner, Edgar Albert (compilers) (1867). Civil List and Forms of Government of the Colony and State of New York. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Company (publisher) → Edward Thurlow Weed (1797–1882); James Birdsall Weed (1820–1851); John Davis Parsons (1815–1900) (founders). p. 442. Retrieved July 12, 2012 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) LCCN 09-34831; OCLC 765810810 (all editions).

• Murphy, William Dennis (1832–1908) (1859) [1858]. Biographical Sketches of the State Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York in 1858. Albany: Joel Munsell (1808–1880) (publisher) Retrieved July 12, 2012 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: postscript (link) LCCN 05-41683; OCLC 6201747 (all editions).

1. 1858 ed. → "Joseph A. Willard". pp. 118–120.
2. 1858 ed. → "Joseph A. Willard". pp. 112–114.