Joseph A. Willard
Joseph Allen Willard was an American politician from New York.
Life
He was the son of Francis Willard, a carpenter. Joseph A. Willard became a clothier, and about 1824 set up shop in Lowville. On October 22, 1829, he married Eusebia Eager, and they had several children.He entered politics as a Whig, was a delegate to the Anti-Nebraska Party state convention in 1854, and joined the Republican Party upon its foundation. He became a brigadier general of the State Militia, and was Supervisor of the Town of Lowville in 1856 and 1857.
Willard was a member of the New York State Senate in 1858 and 1859.