Madison County MT Archives Obituaries.....Lott, Mortimer H. October 1920
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The Anaconda Standard -- October 5, 1920
MORTIMER H. LOTT PIONEER OF STATE DIES AT AGE OF 92

Former President of Society of Montana Pioneers Came to Montana in 1862--

Was Early Settler on Present Site of City. Funeral Will Be Wednesday.

-- Mortimer H. Lott, widely known as the father of Twin Bridges, and 
prominently indentified with the activities of the pioneers of Montana, died at 
his home in that city yesterday morning at 9 o'clock. He would have been 93 
yeas old next Christmas, and while he was remarkably well preserved for his 
years, he had shown signs of failing recently and the natural decline of old 
age is given as the cause of death.

Funeral services will be held in Twin Bridges on Wednesday and will be under 
the auspices of the Masonic lodge, of which the pioneer was a member. He also 
was a member of the Eastern Star and had held the highest office in both lodges 
in Twin Bridges. Surviving him are his wife Melvina J. Lott, a son, Mortimer J. 
Lott, and a daughter, Marie L. Comfort, all living in Twin Bridges.

Mortimer H. Lott arrived in Montana July 10, 1862. He followed mining for a 
while in Bannock and then went to Virginia City, where he started a store. This 
he abandoned after two years for a farm, which later became the site of Twin 
Bridges--and when the little city grew up about his homestead he remained, with 
his family. He was born Dec. 25, 1927, in Lottsville, Warren county, 
Pennsylvania, completed his schooling at Fredonia, an academic college at 
Fredonia, New York, and when he was 30 years old came west. He first settled in 
Kansas, later moving to Colorado, where he engaged in mining in California 
gulch. Then he went to New Mexico and finally with a party of travelers made 
his way to Montana.

The party was beset by Indian bands and for three days and nights were unable 
to sleep, continuing their journey until they arrived at Fort Bridger, where 
federal troops were garrisoned. Under escort the party continued its journey, 
arriving finally in Bannock.

"Judge" Lott, as he is commonly known among his acquaintances since he served 
as probate judge in Madison county, was honored with a number of public trusts. 
He was the first mayor of Twin Bridges and for years took an active interest in 
the development of the public schools, serving several terms on the Twin 
Bridges school board. In 1911 he resigned from the board, stating that he did 
not care to share the responsibility, but later became a member of the city 
council.

In September, 1912, "Judge" Lott was elected president of the Society of 
Montana Pioneers, an organizaation in which he took the keenest interest, 
having attended a great many of the annual conventions. In August, 1919, he was 
present at the convention held in Butte, and although one of the three oldest 
delegates present, his appearance and mental activity belied his years, beset 
as they were with the hardships of the pioneer.



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