Jefferson Rewey

Jefferson Rewey was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Rewey was born on May 26, 1835 in Berkshire, New York. On February 16, 1859, he married Eliza A. Galbraith. They would have two children. Rewey, Wisconsin is named after him. He once owned a farm in the location of what is now Rewey.

Rewey was a member of the Assembly during the 1868, 1881 and 1882 sessions. Additionally, he was Town Clerk and Chairman of the Town Board of Supervisors (similar to city council) of Mifflin, Wisconsin and County Commissioner (similar to Supervisor) and Chairman of the County Board of Iowa County, Wisconsin. He was a Republican.

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