Henry Laycock Explained

Henry Laycock
Birth Date:14 March 1842
Birth Place:Yorkshire, England
Death Place:Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Occupation:Contractor, politician
Children:2
Party:Republican
Office:Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Constituency:Eau Claire County First District
Term Start1:1908
Term End1:1910
Term Start2:1912
Term End2:1914

Henry Laycock (March 14, 1842 – May 2, 1929) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1]

Biography

Laycock was born on March 14, 1842, in Yorkshire, England.[2] During the American Civil War, he served with the 8th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry of the Union Army. In 1872, Laycock married Margaret E. Brewer (1842–1912).[3] They had two children. He died in Eau Claire on May 2, 1929.[4] [5]

Laycock helped build what is now known as the Barnes Block, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Political career

Laycock was elected to the Assembly in 1908 and 1912. Other positions he held include alderman of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He was a Republican.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=AEwNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA1117 . Biographical Sketches . Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin . 1909 . . 1117 . 2020-06-25 . Google Books.
  2. News: Henry Laycock, One of Cavalry to Hunt Lincoln's Assassin, Has Party on Seventy-Seventh Birthday . Eau Claire Leader. March 15, 1919. 5. Newspapers.com. April 14, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160426031019/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4937067/henry_laycock_18421929/ . 2016-04-26 . dead.
  3. News: Mrs. Henry Laycock . Eau Claire Leader. September 4, 1912. 8. Newspapers.com. April 14, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160426050701/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4937016/margaret_brewer_laycock_18421912/ . 2016-04-26 . dead.
  4. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2M23-L75 "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933"
  5. News: Henry Laycock Called By Death . Chippewa Herald-Telegram . 8 . 1929-05-03 . 2020-06-30 . Newspapers.com.
  6. Web site: Bio: Laycock, Henry (1914). USGenNet. 2016-03-04.