Henry Laycock

Henry Laycock
Henry Laycock
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Constituency	Eau Claire County First District
	In office; 1908–1910
	In office; 1912–1914
Personal details
Born	March 14, 1842; Yorkshire, England
Died	May 2, 1929 (aged 87); Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Margaret E. Brewer (m. 1872; died 1912)
Children	2
Occupation	Contractor, politician

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.

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]

^ "Biographical Sketches". Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. State of Wisconsin. 1909. p. 1117. Retrieved June 25, 2020 – via Google Books.
^ "Henry Laycock, One of Cavalry to Hunt Lincoln's Assassin, Has Party on Seventy-Seventh Birthday". Eau Claire Leader. March 15, 1919. p. 5. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mrs. Henry Laycock". Eau Claire Leader. September 4, 1912. p. 8. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933", database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 14 April 2016), Henry Laycock, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,635,361.
^ "Henry Laycock Called By Death". Chippewa Herald-Telegram. May 3, 1929. p. 8. Retrieved June 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bio: Laycock, Henry (1914)". USGenNet. Retrieved March 4, 2016.