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Twenty-fourth District.
The counties of Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas. Polk, Sawyer and Washburn. Popu- lation, 1885-41.321.
CHARLES SIMEON TAYLOR (Rep.), of Barron, Barron county, was born in Geners. Walworth county, Wisconsin, October 13, 1851; was educated at the State University and Whitewater Normal School, graduating from the latter in 1575, and from the law department of the university in 1876; is by profession a lawyer, and editor of the Barron county Shield; be established and is president of the Barron Woolen Mills Co .; settled in Barron county in 1876, and was soon afterwards appointed district attorney for that county by Gov. Luding- ton, to which position he was re-elected three times in succession: has held various local offices: was elected to the assembly for 1885 and 1886 and re-elected in 1556 for 1897 and 1888; was elected to the state senate in 1858 for four years, receiving 6.606 votes to 4.06 votes for Malcom Dobie, democrat, and 958 votes for I. Grettum, prohibitionist.
Twenty-fifth District.
Clark and Eau Claire counties. Population, 1853 - 50,212.
WILLIAM A. RUST (Rep.), of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, was born at Newport. Michigan. May 3, 1816; received a common school education at Newport, and is by occupation a lum. berman: came to Wisconsin in 1871, and settled at Eau Claire, Wisconsin; when a lad he went to Saginaw, Mich., and from there to Eau Claire; he is of Scotch-Irish parentage: attended school in the winters and worked on a farm in the summers; when old enough he worked at lumbering in the woods, and in saw mills in Michigan, and has followed the business constantly ever since; is secretary of the Eau Claire Lumber Co., which position he has held ten years; was elected senator for the twenty- fifth senate district in 196, reviving 6,203 votes against 1,10 votes for W. A. McKlllop, prohibitionist.
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Twenty-sixth District. .
Dane county. Population, 1885-58,400.
'WILLETT S. MAIN (Rep.), of Madison, Dane county, was born at Edinoston, Otsego county, N. Y., August 15, 1828; removed to Clarksville. Allegany county, N. Y., in early life, where he received a common school education; is a farmer: came to Wisconsin in 1846, and settled at Prairieville, now Waukesha. and in February, 1947, he settled at Madison, where he has since resided; held the office of sheriff of Dane county in 1853-1, and again in 1863-4, also in 1867-8: was under sheriff of said county three terms between 1SG1 and 1871; was elected state senator in 1888, receiving 6,837 votes against 6,507 votes for Michael Johnson, demo- crat, and 967 votes for D. W. North, prohibitionist.
Twenty-serenth District.
Adams, Columbia and Marquette countfes. Population. 1883-46,263.
LEVI ELWIN POND (Rep), of Westfield, Marquette county, was born at Addison, Steuben county, New York, March 8, 1833; was educated in the common school in Addi- son, and at Union Academy, Tioga county, Pennsylvanin: is by occupation a farmer; came to Wisconsin in 1857, and settled in the town of Springfield, Marquette county, on a farm: lived in Oshkosh from the autumn of 1866 until the spring of 1876; was town superin- tendent of schools and town clerk of Springfield prior to 1831. and justice of the peace in the town of Westfield in 1884; enlisted in Co. E, 7th Wis. Vols., May 22, 1861. ausprivate; elected 1st sergeant at the organization of said company; promoted to 2nd lieiR., March 10, 1862, with rank from January 20, 1862, and commissioned captain. February 27, 1863, with rank from December 22, 1802; participated in the battles of Gainesville, Second Bull Run. South Mountain, Antietam, Fitzhugh's Crossing, Chancellorsville. Mine Run. Wilder- ness and Petersburg; was seriously wounded at Gettysburg. and twice wounded at Peters- burg: resigned in consequence of disability from wounds. December 30. 1864: was elected state senator for four years, receiving 4,815 votes, against 3.501 votes for E. S. Baker, democrat. In the 3Sth session he was on the joint committee on Claims, committee on Mil- itary Affairs, and special committee of Fish and Game; in the 39th session was chairman of joint committee on Charitable and Penal Institutions.
Twenty-eighth District.
Iowa and Richland counties. Population, 1885-48. 175.
ROBERT LUCAS JOINER (Rep.), of Wyoming, Iowa county, was born at Williamsport, Indiana, November 6, 1841; was educated at Royalton, Vermont, and Richland City, in an academic course; is by profession a surveyor and farmer; came to Wisconsin in 1543 and settled at Wyoming; was county surveyor eight years: was elected to the state senate in 1883 for four years, receiving 1,846 votes against 4,117 votes for J. R. L. McCollum, demo- crat, and 737 votes for C. W. Briggs, prohibitionist.
Twenty-ninth District.
Buffalo, Trempealeau and Pepin counties. Population, 1885-42,507.
JOHN W. DE GROFF (Rep.), of Alma, Buffalo county, was born in Mentz, Cayuga Co., New York, October 12, 1513; received a common school education: is by profession an editor and publisher; came to Wisconsin with his parents in 1543, settling at Juneau, Dodge county ; removed to Durand, Pepin county, in 1858, and moved to Alma in 1566; was county clerk of Buffalo county from 1866 to 1873, inclusive, and clerk of the circuit court from 1876 to 1887, inclusive; chairman of the county board in 1870; president of the village of Alma in 1876; mayor of the city of Alma, 1887-8: assistant chief clerk of the senate in 1978, and assis- tant chief clerk of the assembly in 1552 and 1885. Enlisted August. 4. 1992, in Co. G. 25%b Regt. of Wis. Vols. for three years; participated in the battles of the Georgia campaign, and marched with Sherman's army to the sea, and through the Carolinas to Washington. Was elected member of assembly in 1870, and to the state senate in 1856, receiving 3.342 votes against 1,917 votes for M. W. McDonnell, independent democrat, and 315 votes for A. Til- betts, prohibitionist; was a member of the committee on Judiciary, and chairman of the committee on Enrolled Bills in the 35th session, and a member of the committee on Finance Banks and Insurance, and Military Affairs, aud chairman of the committee on Enrolled Bills in the 39th session.
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Thirtieth District.
Chippewa and Dunn counties. Population, 1885 -47, 066.
WILLIAM MILLER (Rep.), of Rusk. Dunn county, was born in Ireland of Scotch parent- age, October 5, 1$30; received a common school education, and is by occupation a lumber- man and farmer; came to Wisconsin in 1850, and settled at Sussex, Waukesha county, Wis .; resided in Eau Claire from 1858 to 1866: was president of the Dunn County Agricultural Society in 1855 and 1836; was elected member of assembly in 1586, and to the state senate in 1888 for four years, receiving 4. 914 votes, against 4,092 votes for Wm. H. Smith, democrat, and 561 for D. D. McPherson, prohibitionist.
Thirty-first District.
La Crosse county. Population, 1885-34, 791.
THOMAS ALFRED DYSON (Rep.). of La Crosse, Wis., was born in Milwaukee, Wis., December 13, 1551, and was educated in the public schools of Milwaukee; is by profession a lawyer; has lived in Wisconsin since his birth, excepting 1866 and 1937, when he lived in Chicago, Ill .; was official stenographer of the 6th judicial circuit of Wisconsin from 1870 to 1881; has acted as legislative correspondent of the La Crosse Republican and Leader during the session is of the legislature from 1823 to 1881; was nominated and elected by the repub- licans, stare senator for the 31st senate district in 1586, for four years, receiving 2, 558 votes against 1, 433 votes for John J. Cole, democrat, 1, &8 votes for D. F. Powell, people's, and 276 votes for O. M. Mitchell, prohibitionist; was chairman of the committee on Charitable and Penal Institutions, in the 33th session; was appointed by Gov. Rusk, county judge of La Crosse county, August 23. 1887, to fill a vacancy. Is president pro tem. of the senate. His term expires January 1, 1890.
Thirty-second District.
Counties of Jackson, Monroe, Wood. Population, 1885 - 53,809.
HUGH H. PRICE (Rep.), of Black River Falls, Jackson County, was born in 1859. in the village of Black River Falls. He is by occupation a lumberman, farmer and miller. He was educated in the Union High school of his native town, and at the Wisconsin State University. He has been a member of the city council of Black River Falls, of the county . board of Jackson county, secretary of the Jackson County Agricultural Society in 1855, and since he left the University has had charge of an extensive logging business, which employs about 600 men annually. He was elected to fill the vacancy in the 40th congress. made by the death of his father, the Hon. Wm. T. Price, receiving 12.38 votes, against 5,209 votes for James Bardon, democrat. In 1888 was elected to the state senate for four years, receiving 6,662 votes against 5,123 votes for John F. Richards, democrat, and 450 votes for D. L. Hubbard, prohibitionist.
Thirty-third District.
Ozaukee and Washington counties, and towns of Brookfield. Lisbon, Menominee, Muskego, New Berlin, Pewaukee and Waukesha, and village of Waukesha, in Waukesha county. Population, 1885- 55,580.
PETER LOCHEN (Dem.), of Newburg, Washington county, was born in Rhine Province, Prussia, June 27, 1810; received a common school education in Europe, and is by occupation a carpenter and farmer; came to Wisconsin in 1800 and settled near Newburg, in the town of Trenton, Washington county, Wiscousin: was elected town treasurer in the years IS ). 70, '79 and '80; side supervisor in 1572, assessor in 1878, and chairman of town board from the year 1881 to 1886, and justice of the peace since 1577; chairman of the Washington county building committee in 1896, when said county erected a new jail and county pour house, and superintended the erection of the poor house; was elected state senator for the thirty-third district in 1536 for four years, receiving 6,506 votes, against 1 vote for D. W. Jackson, democrat.
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CHARLES E. BROSS, chief clerk of the senate, of Madison, Wis., was born at Shohols, Pike county, Penn., December 18. 1833; received a common school education; is manager of Western Union Telegraph Company and Wisconsin Telephone Company at Madison; came to Wisconsin in 1861. and to Madison in 1962, as manager of the Northwest- ern Telegraph Company's office; was appointed agent of the Merchants' Union Express Company in 1865, and was agent for the American and United States Express Companies; has been connected with the daily press of Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul in the capacity of legislative reporter; was elected chief clerk of the Wisconsin senate during the session of 1878, to succeed Hon. A. J. Turner, who was appointed railroad commissioner; was elected chief clerk in 1879, 'S0, '81, '82, '85 and '87 and 1883, receiving 27 votes, against 6 votes for John P. Hume. He is a republican.
THOMAS JEFFERSON GEORGE, of Menomonie, Dunn county. was born in Newton Falls, Trumbull county, Ohio, November 13, 1842; he received a common school education, and is by occupation a lumberman; came to Wisconsin in 1948, and settled at Racine; in 1853 he moved to New Lisbon, and at the close of the war, 1866, settled in what is now the town of Sheridan, Dunn county; was chairman of the town of Sheridan for six years prior to 1874, at which time he was elected sheriff of Dunn county and was re-elected sheriff in 1876 and served until January, 1879; was a private in Co. D, 4th Wis., captain of the Wis- consin National Guard from 1876 to 1833; major 3d infantry, W. N. G., from 1853, which rank he now holds. He was elected sergant at-arms of the senate in 1887, and again in 1889, receiving 27 votes against 6 votes for W. P. Rix. He is a republican.
ASSEMBLY.
The assembly consists of 100 members. who are chosen biennially by districts, and who receive a compensation of $500 for their term of office. The speaker is chosen by the mem- bers and receives $500 for his services.
The assembly contains 71 republicans and 29 democrats.
Speaker.
THOMAS B. MILLS.
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Adams and Marquette Counties ..
Population, 1855 - 16,408.
JOHN W. GUNNING (Rep.), of Friendship, Adams county, was born in Rochester, N. Y., May 1, 1847; received a common school education, and is a mechanic, but for many years has been engaged in the abstract, loan, real estate and insurance business; came to Wis- consin in 1855, and settled in Walworth county; removed to Adams county in 15.0, where he has since resi led; was town clerk from 1873 to 1978, register of deeds from January. 1879, to January, 1890; enlisted at the age of sixteen years in the Fourth Wisconsin Car- alry and served two years and five months as bugler, and chief bugler of the regiment; elected to the assembly in 1888, receiving 2,230 votes against 1,437 votes for P. C. Nugent, democrat.
Ashland, Price, Oncida, Forest and Florence Counties.
Population. 1883 -12,157.
PETER HENRY LEONARD (Rep.). of Fifield. Price county, was born in Dolce county. Wisconsin, January 12, 1861, and graduated from the High School at Fox Lake, Wisconsin; is engaged in the mercantile and lumbering business; was county treasurer of Price county in 1981; was elected to the assembly in 1889, receiving 5,00; rotes against 4.2010 rotes for T. F. Mackmiller, democrat.
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Barron County.
Population, 1585 - 13, 506.
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CHARLES WILLIAM MOORE (Rep.), of Chetek, Barron county, was born in Hillsdale, Mich., November 3, 1842: received a common school education and is by occupation a mer- chant; came to Wisconsin in 1855, and settled at Lodi, Columbia county; went to Menomo nie in September, 1864; from December, 1867 to January, 1577, lived at Dunnville: in 1877 and 1878 lived in Menomonie; has lived in Chetek since 1579; was treasurer of the town of Dunn, Dunn county, several years; sheriff of Dunn county, 1877 to 1879: chairman of the board of supervisors of Chetek several years; chairman of the county board of supervisors of Barron county, 1887, 1888; was a private in Co. H, Second Wisconsin Infantry and participated in the battles of First Bull Run, Gainesville, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and the Wilderness; came home with the regiment in June, 1964, and was mustered out at Madi- son, Wis .; was elected to the assembly in 1SSS, receiving 1, 802 votes against $45 votes for L. Q. Olcott, democrat, and 308 votes for G. A. Taylor, prohibitionist.
Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Washburn and Sawyer Counties.
Population, 1885 - 14, 844.
LEWIS HENRY MEAD, (Rep.) of Shell Lake, Washburn county, was born at Marshall, Dane county, Wis., September 26, 1853; received a common school education; took a course in law at Madison and was admitted to the bar after examination; is by profession a law. yer; was appointed county judge of Washburn county, June 11, 1853, and elected to the same office in the spring of 1885, which position he still holds. Taught school in Dane, Jet- erson, Dodge and Columbia counties for about six years: has been director of the school board since 1884; was elected to the assembly in 1888, receiving 4, 241 votes, against 2, 1.3 votes for H. II. Grace, democrat, and 222 votes for James McKay, prohibitionist.
Brown County.
First District -The city of Green Bay, the city of Fort Howard, and the towns of Pitts- field, Suamico. Howard. Preble, Humboldt, Green Bay and Scott, of the county of Brown. Population, 1835- 18.227.
ALBERT LEWIS GRAY (Dem.), of Fort Howard, was born in London. Canada, Jan- uary 29, 1846; received a common school education; is a dry goods merchant by occupa- tion; came to Wisconsin in 1843, and settled at Green Bay, removing to Fort Howard two years later; has been a member of the county board for twenty years, member of city council, member of school board, city treasurer, chief of fire department, and mayor in 1881, '82, '83, '80; '87 and '88, was delegate to the National Democratic Convention in Chicago in 1834; was member of assembly in 1870, and also for 1882 and 1855, '86; in 1587, elected president of. County Board of Trustees for insane asylum, audi in 1553. elected member of assembly, receiving 1,586 votes against 1,582 votes for Andrew E. Elmore, republican, and 80 votes for Robert Henderson, prohibitionist.
Second District-The towns of Ashwaubenon, Allouez. Bellevue. Dapere. Eaton. Lawrence, Rockland. Glenmore. New Denmark, Wrightstown, Morrison, Holland and the cities of Depere and West Depere. Population, 1865 -18,192.
ROBERT J. McGEEHAN (Dem.), of Depere. Brown county, was born in Canada, Au- rust 26, 1854; received a common school education, and is by occupation a dealer in agri- cultural implements; came to Wisconsin in 19,0) and settled at Depere; was alderman of the city of Depere in 1983, 1884, 1885, and member of the county board of supervisors of . Brown county for 1557 and 1853, and member of the board of trustees for chronic insane of the county; was elected to the assembly in 1899, receiving 2,014 votes against 1,03) votes for Charles Prust, republican, and 40 votes for S. M. Voight, union labor.
Buffalo County. Population. 1555 - 15,012.
JOHN W. WHELAN (Rep.), of Mondovi. Butfilo, county, was born In Wisconsin. No vember 1, 1815; received a common school and collegiate education: graduated from the scientific department of the State University in 1991; admitted to the bar at Lau Claire in 1876, and is by occupation and profession, a farmer and lawyer; has been praslent of ile
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Buffalo County Agricultural Society since 1854, and chairman of the town board of Mon- dovi since spring of 1888; elected member of the assembly in 1558, receiving 1,694 votes against 1,393 votes for Henry Bechman, democrat, and 83 votes for Hon. Orlando Brown, prohibitionist.
Calumet County.
Population. 1883- 17,607. .
WILLIAM V. MCMULLEN (Dem.), of Brillion, Calumet county, was born in Pictou, Ontario, May 29, 1845; received a common school education, and is by occupation a real estate dealer; came to Wisconsin in 1855 and settled at Brillion: has been justice of the peace twenty years, member of school board twelve years, town chairman five years, and member of the county board of supervisors from 19S) to 1355; village president in 1855, which position he still holds; was elected to the assembly in 1853, receiving 1.833 votes against, 1,107 votes for Peter Reuter, republican, 33 votes for Riley Bishop, union labor, and 47 votes for D. J. Miller, prohibitionist.
Chippewa County.
Population, 1885-25,135.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MILLARD (Rep.). of Chippewa Falls, Wis., was born in Bara- -
boo, Wis., May 5, 1850; received a common school education and is by occupation a lumber- man, manufacturer and florist: lived with his father in Minnesota from 1852 to 1558; then moved to Menomonie, Wis., and lived there until 1861, when he moved to Chippewa Falls in 1861 where he has since resided; has been a member of the city council and county board since April, 1886. Mr. Millard commenced life poor and has worked his way up to his pres- ent position of influence and affluence by the exercise of untiring energy. In his younger days he worked in the woods and run logging camps, etc., until he began business for him- self; he now owns a controlling interest in the Chippewa Falls Woolen and Linen Mills; owns a large amount of real estate in the city; has a fine residence and numerous fine green houses; during the past campaign he was chairman of the republican club; was elected to the assembly in 1883, receiving 2,662 votes against 2,53$ for Robert Patten, democrat, and 254 votes for John Bates, prohibitionist.
Clark County.
Population, 1885- 15,423.
MERRITT CLARKE RING (Rep.), of Neillsville, Clark county, was born in Milton, Rock county, Wisconsin, October 30, 1850; was educated at the Sparta high school and graduated from the Wisconsin law school in 1323; is by profession a lawyer and a dealer in real estate and pine lands; has always lived in the state - at Cooksville, Rock county, until 1536. from 1857 until November 7, 1874, at Sparta, and since that time at Neilisville; was elected to the state senate in 1834 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of C. M. Webb, and rep- resented the eleventh senate district from January 1. 1585, to January 1, 1557; was elected member of assembly in 1888, receiving 2,135 votes against 1, 452 for Richard Dewhurst, demo- crat, and 129 votes for H. W. Deming, prohibitionist.
Columbia County.
First District - The towns of Caledonia. Fort Winnebago. Lewiston. Marcellon. Newport, Pacific, Randolph, Scott, Springvale and the city of Portare, and the west ward of the village of Randolph, in the county of Columbia. Population, 150 - 15.243.
CHRISTIAN FRIEDERICH MOHR (Rep.), is member of the firm of Prentice & Mohr, of Portage, dealers in lumber, coal, lime, salt, etc .; being born in the village of Kleinschmalkalden, Kreis Thueringen, Germany, in the year 1845, on the 31st day of December; came with his parents to Erie county, N. Y., in the spring of 153, remor. ing to Columbia county, Wisconsin, in April, 1857, residing in the town of Caledonia until the year 1831, with the exception of two years when he lived in the town of Green. field, Sauk county; acquiring, by hard knocks, sufficient education in the country schools to enable him to enter the high school at Portage, where he fitted himself for a teacher. and taught school for six years in Columbia and Sauk counties; was town clerk and justice of the peace in Greenfield, Sauk county, and town clerk and chairman of the town of Calf- donia, in Columbia county: was elected member of assembly in 199, for session of 15%. and re-elected in 1548, receiving 1,691 votes against. 153 for R. C. Falconer, democrat, and 134 votes for Edward L. Williams, prohibitionist; was chairman of the committee on State Lands in the 38th assembly.
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Second District-The towns of Arlington. Columbus. Dekorra, Fountain, Prairie, Hampden, Leeds, Lowville, Lodi, Otsego, West Point, Wyocena and the city of Columbus. Population, 1555-14, 612.
THEODORE HENTON (Rep.), of Otsego, Columbia county, was born at Harbor Creek, Erie county, Penn., April 21, 1536; received a common school education at Harbor Creek; afterwards pursued his studies alone until the age of 21; is by occupation a farmer, and came to Wisconsin in 1553 and settled at Otsego; has been a member of the school board for the past 20 years; director and secretary of the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co., of Otsego, embracing five towns, for eight years to present date; supervisor in 1580; chairman of town board in 1887 and 1888; superintendent of the town cemetery, clerk of the Baptist church and many other minor positions; was elected member of assembly in 1558, receiving 1,684 votes against 1, 342 votes for John Topp, democrat, and 228 votes for Joseph Townsend; prohibitionist.
Crawford County.
Populatian, 1885- 16, 181.
. HUGH PORTER (Rep.), of Crawford county, was born in Morgan county. Ohio, Sep- tember 23, 1843; received a common school education; is a farmer; came to Wisconsin with his parents in 1854, and settled at a place then called Newport, in Columbia county, remov- ing in 1855 to Allamakee county, Iowa, thence to his present home, in August, same year, where he has since resided; entered the service in February, 1865, as a private, in Co. F. 49th Wis. Regt. Vol. Inft. ; was discharged in November following; has since been engaged in farming; has held different town offices; was elected member of assembly in 1886, and re-elected in 1883, receiving 1,829 votes against 1,563 votes for James A. Robb, democrat, and 59 votes for Thomas W. Gay, prohibitionist.
Dane County.
First District-The cities of Madison and Stoughton, and the towns of Blooming Grove, Dunn, Rutland, Dunkirk, Pleasant Springs, Albion and Madison. Population., 1555 -22,937. DAVID STEPHENS (Rep.), of Madison, Wis., was born in Kincardineshire, Scotland, July 20, 1837; received a common school education and is by occupation a brick manufac- urer, contractor and farmer; came to Wisconsin in 1868 and settled at Madison, moving his residence to town of Madison in 1875; was chairman of the town board in 1587, 1Ss6; was elected to the assembly in 1538, receiving 2,915 votes, against 2,655 votes, for J. MI. Clancy, democrat, and 408 votes, for I. W. Kanouse, prohibitionist.
Second District-Towns of Dane, Roxbury, Berry, Springfield, Westport, Middleton, Cross Plains, Verona and Fitchburg. Population, 1885 - 11,334.
HENRY FREDERICK WILLIAM FEHLANDT (Dem.), of Mazomanie, Dane county. Wis., was born in Picher, Mecklenburg Schwerin, Germany, December 2), 1531; was edu- cated in Germany in the public and private schools, and is by occupation a farmer: came to Wisconsin in 1505, aud settled in Roxbury, Dane county: was supervisor of the town of Berry 1880, 1881 and 1882; chairman of the town board in 1583, 1554. 1555, 15%), 1557 and 1559. was elected to the assembly in 1888, receiving 1,766 votes, against 452 votes, for T. H. Bentley. republican, and 175 votes for Win. C. Dahlk, prohibitionist.
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