Willett S. Main (August 15, 1828 – July 5, 1902) was an American politician. Born in

Edmeston, New York Edmeston is a town located in Otsego County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 1,826. The Town of Edmeston is at the western county line. Edmeston is also the name of the largest hamlet in the town ...

, Main moved with his family to Clarksville, New York, then to

Waukesha County Waukesha County () is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 406,978, making it the third-most populous county in Wisconsin. Its county seat and largest city is Waukesha. Waukesha Co ...

Wisconsin Territory The Territory of Wisconsin was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 3, 1836, until May 29, 1848, when an eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Wisconsin. Belmont was ...

in 1846, and then to

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, Wisconsin Territory in 1847. He was a farmer and merchant. He served as sheriff and under-sheriff of

Dane County, Wisconsin Dane County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 561,504, making it the second-most populous county in Wisconsin. The county seat is Madison, which is also the state capital. Dane County is the ...

and was a deputy United States Marshal. He served in the

Wisconsin State Senate The Wisconsin Senate is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature. Together with the larger Wisconsin State Assembly they constitute the legislative branch of the state of Wisconsin. The powers of the Wisconsin Senate are modeled after t ...

, as a

Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

, from 1888 to 1892. He died of heart disease near Madison, Wisconsin. His brother was Alexander H. Main, who served in the

New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. The Assem ...

,''Biographical Review of Dane County, Wisconsin'', Biographical Review Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois: 1893, vol. 1, pp. 176–178, vol. 2, pp. 603–604. and he was the brother-in-law of Senator

John Coit Spooner John Coit Spooner (January 6, 1843June 11, 1919) was a politician and lawyer from Wisconsin. He served in the United States Senate from 1885 to 1891 and from 1897 to 1907. A Republican, by the 1890s, he was one of the "Big Four" key Republicans ...

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