Jared Comstock Gregory

Jared Comstock Gregory was mayor of Madison, Wisconsin.

Biography

Gregory was born on January 13, 1823, in Butternuts, New York. He became a lawyer and married Charlotte C. Camp in 1848.[1] They had three children. He moved to Madison in 1858. Gregory died on February 17, 1892.[2] He was Episcopalian.

Political career

While still living in New York, Gregory was elected a justice of the peace. In 1856, he was candidate for the United States House of Representatives from New York's 19th congressional district, losing to Oliver A. Morse.[3] After moving to Wisconsin, he served as mayor of Madison from 1873 to 1874. In 1870, he was again a candidate for the United State House of Representatives, this time from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district, in a special election following the death of Benjamin F. Hopkins. He would lose to David Atwood. Gregory ran again from the same district in 1880, losing to incumbent Lucien B. Caswell. He was a Democrat.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Jared C. Gregory". WIGenWeb. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
  2. ↑ "Jared Comstock Gregory". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
  3. ↑ "NY District 19". Our Campaigns.com. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
  4. ↑ "Gregory, Jared C.". Our Campaigns.com. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
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