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La Crosse County. First District -The city of La Crosse. Population, 1885-21,740.
JAMES JOSEPH HOGAN (Dem.), of La Crosse, was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, July 6, 1837; received a common school education, and is by occupation a merchant (whole- sale grocer); came to Wisconsin in 1817, and settled in Sheboygan county, and to La Crosse in 1857: has been mayor of the city of La Crosse twice, in 1875 and 1876: was elected to the assembly in 1888, for two years, receiving 2,655 votes against 2,477 votes for George F. Stitch, republican, and 351 votes for John James, prohibitionist.
Second District - The towns of Bangor, Barre. Burns, Campbell, Farmington. Greenfield, Hamilton, Holland, Onalaska, Shelby, Washington, and city of Onal_ ska. Population, 1885-13,051.
WILLIAM SMITH (Rep.), of Bangor, La Crosse county, was born at Soemerda, Province of Saxony, Prussia, August 15, 1845; received a common school education at Bangor, Wis., and is by occupation a merchant; came to Wisconsin in 1553 and settled at Sauk City, Sauk county; removed to La Crosse county in 1861, and settled at Bangor: lived at Houston, Houston county, Minn., in 1871 and 1872, as a grain buyer; has been supervisor of the town of Bangor, in 1878, 1879, 1SS0, 1881, and chairman of town, and member of the county board in 1882, 1863, 1887 and 1888; has been treasurer of the La Crosse County Agricultural Society five years, 1883 to 1868; was elected to the assembly in 1988, for two years, receiving 1,312 votes against 937 votes for E. Markle, democrat, and 155 votes for Wm. McEldowney, pro- hibitionist.
La Fayette County (Part).
The towns of Belmont, Benton. Elk Grove, Kendall. Monticello, New Digrings, Ser- mour, Shullsburg, White Oak Springs. Wayne and Gratiot. Population, 153 -12.143.
JAMES WILSON FREEMAN (Rep.), of Shullsburg, La Fayette county, was born at East St. Louis, June 17, 1842; has a common school education, and is by occupation a grain and stock dealer; came to Wisconsin in 1845 and settled at Avon, Rock county, with his parents; removed with his father in 1854 from Avon to Wiota, in La Fayette county, where he resided about six years; he then lived near Durand, Ill., for two years; during the years 1863 to 1866, he was engaged in running lumber on the Wisconsin and Mississippi rirers and working on the Union Pacific railroad and oil fields of Pennsylvania; lived one year in Louis; moved to Darlington, La Fayette county, in 1968, and resided there until 1551, when he removed to Shullsburg, where he has resided ever since; has been engaged in dealing ia stock and grain ever since he went to Darlington, and in general merchandise from 18.3 to 1878; was elected chairman of the town board of Shullsburg in April, 1506, which was the
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first office for which he was ever a candidate; received the unanimous nomination of the re- publican convention fo" the assembly for the western district of La Fayette county in 1866, and was re-elected in 1983, receiving 1.519 votes, against 1.º.4 votes for James S. Galligher, democrat, and 125 votes for Mathew Robinson, prohibitionist.
Langlade, Lincoln, Taylor Counties.
Population, 1885 - 18,604.
HERMANN REINHOLD FEHLAND (Dem.), of Merrill, Lincoln county, was born in the province of Brandenburg, Germany, September 21, 1855; was educated in the German school at Mayville, Dodge county, Wis., from 1864 to 1868. and from 1968 to 1872 received a common school education; is by occupation a hardware merchant: came to Wisconsin in 1856 and settled at Iron Ridge, Dodge county, in company with his parents: removed to Mayville, Dodge county, in 1868, where he resided until fall of 1874. when he removed to Princeton, Green Lake county, and resided there four years: in 1878 removed to Horicon. Dodge county, and in 1882 removed from there to Merrill, Lincoln county, where he has ever since resided: was alderman of the city of Merrill in 1884; 1885 88, county clerk of Lincoln county; was elected to the assembly in 15SS for two years, receiving 3,144 votes against 2,611 votes for A. J. Perkins, republican, and 190 votes for W. D. Badger, prohibi- tionist.
Manitowoc County.
First District -- The towns of Cato, Centerville, Eaton. Liberty, Meeme, Rockland and Schleswig. Population, 1885-11,006.
EMIL PAUL SCHEIBE (Dem.), of Hika P. O., Manitowoc county, was born in Mani- towoc, Wisconsin, September 1, 1861; received a common school education and is by occu- pation a brewer. In 1867 he moved to Centerville, in the same county: never held any public position until 1838 when he was elected to the assembly receiving 1,313 votes against 844 votes for Quincy Danforth, republican.
Second District-The towns of Coopertown. Gibson. Franklin. Kossuth, Maple Grove, Mishicott, Two Rivers, Two Rivers City, Two Creek in Manitowoc county, and towns of Franklin and Carlton in Kewaunee county. Population, 1555 - 15. 833.
ISAAC CRAITE (Dem.), of Mishicot, Manitowoc county, was born at Manitowoc Rapids, Manitowoc county. Wisconsin, April 25, 1656; attended the cominon school and high school at Manitowoc city, and one term at the Oshkosh Normal School; is by profession a mer- chant and justice of the peace; moved to Mishicot in 1575, and has resided there ever since: was elected town clerk of the town of Mishicot, in the spring of 1880, and held that position until 1886; was elected justice of the peace in the spring of 1880, and has held that position ever since; taught school for eight years previous to 1582; was delegate to the democratic state convention in 1884, and to the congressional convention in 1884 and 1886: in 1556 was elected to the assembly from the second assembly district of Manitowoc county, and re- elected in 1888, receiving 2, 426 votes, against 637 votes for H. Riley, republican, and 42 votes for A. Danforth; 6 votes for H. Rushuke, and 3 votes for J. Wery.
Third District -Towns of Manitowoc, Manitowoc Rapids, Newton and the city of Manito- woc. Population, 1885 - 12, 263.
JAMES SIBREE ANDERSON (Rep.), of Manitowoc, was born in Kelvin Haugh, near Glasgow, Scotland, December 25. 1812; received a common school education In Manitowoc, and a collegiate course at Appleton, graduating from Lawrence university, class of 18.0; was admitted to the bar in December, 1871; editor of the Lake Shore Times from 1553 to 1556 in. clusive; came to Wisconsin in 1852, and settled at Kossuth. Manitowoc county; came to city of Manitowoc in 1854, where he has ever since resided; was justice of the peace and police justice of the city of Manitowoc in 1574. circuit court commissioner for Manitowoc county, four years; served two terins as city attorney for Manitowoc, and one term alder- man. In 1873, he was married to Eva M., daughter of Hon. J. T. Mills, of Lancaster, Wis. Enlisted in Co. A, 5th Reg. Wis. Vols .. April 20, 1961, as private, appointed corporal and sergeant; was with the regiment all through the terin of its service, and present in all its battles, including Williamsburg, Seven Days battles, first and second Fredericksburg, An. tietam, Gettysburg, Rappahannock Station, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor and Petersburg; was wounded at Golden's Farm, Mine Run and Spotsylvania; was elected member of assembly in 1558, receiving 1, 158 votes, against 1, 018 votes for Emil Toligen. democrat. and 90 votes for A. D. Wittman, union labor.
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Marathon County.
First District-The towns of Spencer, Day. Bergen, Brighton. Eau Plaine, Clevelari, Mosinee. Hull. Wien. Marathon. Holton. Johnson. Reitbrock. Rib Falls. Stettin, Maize. Berlin, Hamburg, Halsey and the village of Marathon City. Population, 15:5-13, 165.
JOSEPH CHESAK (Dem.), of Poniatowski, Marathon county, was born in Pilsen Bohemia, Austria, December 8, 1851; received a common school education in the town of Trenton, Washington county, and also attended the Spencerian Business College of MIL- waukee; is by occupation a merchant and hotel keeper; came to Wisconsin in 1557 ani settled at the village of Newburg, Washington county, and resided there until February, 1881; from there he moved to Poniatowski, Marathon county, where he has ever since re- sided; was town clerk of Trenton, Washington county, in 1873, '79 and 'S0, and town clerk of Rietbrock, Marathon county, from 1831 to the present time; justice of the peace of Reitbrook 1881 to 1888; school district treasurer 1832 to 1888; was postmaster of Reitbrock, since 1881, and resigned the same after being elected to the assembly; was elected to the thirty-ninth assembly in 1838, receiving 1,433 votes against 1,003 votes for John W. Salter. republican, and 141 votes for Mike Lemmer, union labor.
Second District- The towns of Texas. Easton, Wausau. Weston, Norrie. Pike, Kronen- wetter, Knowlton, and city of Wausau. Population, 1855 - 13, 435.
MATHEW P. BEEBE (Dem.), of Wausau, Marathon county, was born in Pottersville. Warren county, N. Y., September 4, 1533; received a common school education: is a mill- wright by trade; came to Wisconsin in 1851, and to Wausau in 1852; moved to Pine River. Marathon county, in 1862, and was in the lumbering business there till 1977, then returned to Wausau, and has been in the lumbering business since that time; has never held any public office until elected to the assembly in 1888, receiving 1, 424 votes against 1, 323 votes for J. D. Womer, republican, 314 votes for A. F. Marquardt, union lobor, and 31 votes for Wm. Wilson, independent.
Marinette County.
Population, 1885 - 13,434.
PATRICK CLIFFORD (Dem.), of Marinette, Marinette county, was born in Columbus, Ohio, December 19, 1854; was educated at Clyman, Dodge county, in the common school: is by occupation a lumberman; came to Wisconsin in 1857, with his parents, and settled a: Clyman, Dodge county; moved to Marinette in 1871, where he has since resided; was elected sheriff of Marinette county in 1SS6. and member of assembly in 1858, receiving 2,018 votes against 1,451 votes for Luther B. Noyes, republican, 220 votes for B. F. Sampson, protibi- tionist and 160 votes for A. Colburn, union labor.
Milwaukee County.
First District - First and Eighteenth wards. Population. 1885- 14,024.
MICHAEL DUNN (Dem.), of 600 Creamer street, Milwaukee, was born March 27. 195?, in Milwaukee; was educated in the first ward school; is at present a grading contractor; never held any public positions until elected member of the assembly in 150 for the ses- sion of 1887, and re-elected in 1888, for two years. receiving 1.433 votes against 1,199 votes for F. F. Adams, republican, and 342 votes for James O'Donnell, union labor.
Second District -Second and Fifteenth wards. Population, 183 -17,833.
FRANK E. WOLLER (Rep.), of Milwaukee, was born in Milwaukee. Wis., February 15, 1859; received a common school education in Milwaukee, and is by occupation a mal ostate dealer; was alderman from April 19, 1837, to April 17, 1853, from the Afteenth wart. was elected to the thirty-ninth assembly in 1883, receiving 1,958 votes, against 1.000 voies ? George Poppert, republican; 444 votes for Chas. A. Van Ness, union labor; 17 votes for M. A. Arnold, prohibitionist, and 52 votes for Henry Shafer, socialist.
Third District - Third ward. Population, 1853 -7.47.
EDWARD KEOGH (Dem.), of Milwaukee, was born in Ireland, Mar & 1533; Amiral a common school education; is a printer: emigrated from Ireland in 1911, and settled in Utica, N. Y., but removed to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 191; was a member of the assentis in 1800 and 1801; represented the sixth district in the state senate in 1942 and ISEL holde the youngest member of that body; he was a member of the assembly in 1876, 77, 78 and A
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and re-elected for 1880 without opposition; was re-elected member for 1581, and again for 1882; was again elected in 1886 for two years, and re-elected in 1868, receiving 1,177 votes against 429 votes for Edw. J. Kelly, union labor.
Fourth District -The Fourth and Sixteenth wards. Population, 1855 - 14,910.
WILLIAM J. MCELROY (Rep.), of Milwaukee, was born in Berlin, Green Lake county, Wis., January 8, 1856; received a common school and academic education: is by profession a lawyer, and has always resided in Wisconsin; has been court commissioner since 18º5. but has held no other public office until elected to the assembly in 1850; was re-elected in 1888 for the thirty-ninth assembly, receiving 2,050 votes, against 1,460 votes. for Jacob Knoernchild, democrat; 271 votes, or C. A. Edmunds, union labor, and 68 votes, for T. Robertson, prohibitionist.
Fifth District -The Fifth, Eighth and Eleventh wards. Population, 1SS5 -27,525.
HENRY SIEBERS (Rep.), of Milwaukee, was born in Holland. October 5, 1844; received a common school education, partly in Holland and partly in the United States; is by occu- pation an iron moulder; came to Wisconsin in 1555 and settled in Milwaukee; has always resided in Milwaukee, except about a year's travel as journeyman in Minnesota and Ne- braska; was appointed factory inspector for the state of Wisconsin, by Commissioner F. A. Flower, in February, 1885, which position he held for two and one half years, then resigned to take charge of a foundry; was elected to the assembly in 1SS3, for two years, receiving 3,211 votes, against 2,374 votes, for James T. Brett, democrat, and 1,164 votes, for Theo. Koerner, union labor.
Sixth District -Sixth and Thirteenth wards. Population, 1985 -20,399.
CHRISTOPHER S. RAESSER (Rep.), of Milwaukee, was born in Rochester, N. Y., Feb- ruary 20, 1813; received a common school and collegiate education; is by occupation a mer, chant and vessel owner; came to Wisconsin in 1816 and settled in Milwaukee; resided in Missouri from 1867 to 1870; in Chicago from 1871 to 1875; enlisted as private in the Third Wisconsin Cavalry, March 3, 1862, and was discharged March 10, 1866; participated in en- gagements at Mount Valley, Mo., and Indian fighting in western Kansas; spent most of his term of enlistment in detached service with Gen. Blunt, Gen Thayer and Gen. Curtis as letter and return clerk respectively, with headquarters at Fort Scott, Kan., Fort Smith, Ark., and Fort Leavenworth, Kan .; was member of assembly in 1879 and 1880, and again elected in 1833, receiving 2,385 votes against 1,338 votes for Jacob Truss, democrat, $08 votes for E. J. Mansar, union labor, and 103 votes for Will Koenig, socialist.
· Seventh District -Seventh ward. Population, 1883 -6,872.
HENRY E. LEGLER (Rep.), of Milwaukee, Wis., was born in Palermo, Sicily, June 22 1861; came to this country when eight years old; received common school education; has resided in Wisconsin since 1873; is by profession a newspaper writer; received 243 votes against 663 for Fred Kissinger, democrat, and 59 for H. S. Brown, labor.
Eighth District -The towns of Milwaukee, Granville and Wauwatosa. Population, 1855- 14,738.
AMOS THOMAS (Rep.), of Good Hope, Milwaukee county, Wis., was born in Darts county, Indiana, March 30, 1923; received a common school education In Illinois and Wis- consin and is by occupation a fariner; came to Wisconsin In 1539 and settled in Granville Milwaukee county, where he has always resided; was elected chairman of supervisors in 1870, '72, 174, 75, 77, '78 and '79, and to the assembly in 1858, receiving 2,351 votes against 1,375 votes for Geo. W. Everts, democrat; 213 votes for Ben. C. Garside, union labor, and 34 votes for L. G. Wheeler, prohibitionist.
Ninth District - Ninth ward. Population, 1883 - 16,320.
GEORGE CHRISTIAANSEN (Rep.), of Milwaukee, was born in Holland, July 14. 1512; received a common school education ; and is by occupation a lead caster; came to Wisconsin In 1853 and settled in Milwaukee, where he has ever since resided; was police officer fmm 1890 to 1884, and elected to the assembly in 1588 for two years, receiving 1.336 rotos against 1,353 votes for George Stelling, democrat; 312 votes for John Webber, union laber, and 198 votes for Chas. Duchow, socialist.
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Tenth District -Tenth ward. Population - 13, 862.
CHARLES ELKERT (Rep.), of 728 Center street, Milwaukee, was born in Prussia, De- cember 8, 1849; received a common school education: is by occupation a tanner (of the firm of W. Elkert & Son); came with his parents to Milwaukee in 1951, and has resided there since; has been a member of county board of supervisors from the tenth ward for the years 1881, 1882, 1833 and 1884; was elected member of assembly for 1855 and 1556; re-elected in 1888 for two years receiving 1, 606 votes, against 844 votes for Henry Rolfs, democrat, and 464 votes for Otto Gallun, union labor, and 7 votes for Fred. Sieling, socialist.
Eleventh District -The Seventeenth ward, and the towns of Lake, Oak Creek. Greenfield and Franklin. Population, 1835 - 14,413.
WILLIAM LOCKYER DENNIS (Rep.), of Milwaukee, was born in Carrington, No:t- inghamshire, England, July 19, 1853; received a common school education in England and the United States; is by occupation a mason; came to Milwaukee in ISCS: has never held any public office until elected to the assembly in 1858, when he received 1.6.5 votes against 1,353 votes for James A. Ruan, democrat and labor, and 19 votes for James Douglas, prohibitionist.
Twelfth District -Twelfth and Fourteenth wards. Population, 1583 - 19,267.
EDWARD I. SLUPECKI (Dem.), of Milwaukee, was born in Posen, Poland, November 29, 1863; received a collegiate educatian in Milwaukee, graduating from the Catholic Insti- tution now known as the Marquette College (formerly.St. Gall's College); is by occupation a real estate dealer. steamship and insurance, etc., office. Came to Wisconsin in 1809, and settled at Milwaukee; is a sergeant of the Kosciusko Guards, Co. B, Fourth Battalion W. N. G .; has never held any public office until elected to the assembly in 1858, receiving 1,817 votes against 1,168 votes for Robert Stewart, republican, and 626 votes for Fred Bohl, union labor.
Monroe County.
First District -The towns of Angelo, Jefferson, La Fayette. Leon, Little Falls, New Lyme, Portland, Ridgeville, Sparta and the city of Sparta. Population, 1555 - 10,000.
WILLIAM H. BLYTON (Rep.), of Sparta, was born in Franklinville. New York. Octo- ber 4, 1842; had a common school education; is an insurance agent; came to Wisconsin in 1854, and settled at Sparta, where he still resides: enlisted as a private in Co. C, 19th regi- ment Wis. Vols., January 23, 1862; was promoted to quartermaster sergeant May 14. 1962; served with the regiment, taking part in engagements at New Berne, Suffolk, West Point, Petersburg, and many minor battles: was promoted to 1st lieutenant, 2d regiment U. S. Inf., October 21, 1864, and served with the regiment until October, 1865, in Dakota and Mon- tana, and as post quartermaster at Fort Randall, D. T., until June 20, 1866; was wounded by Indians December 7, 1865, near Yankton Agency, D. T., and was mustered out, June 25, 1866; has been village clerk of Sparta since April, 1870; city clerk of Sparta for 1553 and 1584; supervisor from 2d ward of Sparta in 1981; was member of assembly in 15%3 and was re-elected for 1885, and again elected in 1558, receiving 1,283 votes against 991 votes for A. H. Isham, democrat, and 115 votes for W. W. Link, prohibitionist.
Second Disirict -The towns of Adrian. Byron, Clifton, Glendale. Greenfield. LaGrange. Lincoln, Oakdale, Sheldon, Tomah, Wellington, Wilton, and the city of Tomah. Popula- tion, 1885 - 12, 775.
JAMES R. LYON (Rep.), of Glendale, Monroe county, was born in Benton Center, Gates county, N. Y., November 4, 1833: was educated at Benton Center, and by occupation, a merchant; came to Wisconsin 1855 and settled at Glendale, Monroe county; resided in Sparta, Monroe county, from 1830 to 1533; has been chairman of the board of supervisors several terms, and was elected register of deeds in 1990; enlisted May 11, 1861, in Co. L. 6th Wis. Vol.s: was elected to the assembly in 1833, receiving 1, 433 votes, against 1, 160 votes for James Wilson, democrat, and 79 votes for J. R. Jones, prohibitionist.
Oconto County. Population, 1585 - 13, 215.
CHARLES HALL (Rep.), of Oconto. Wis., was born in London, England. In 194"; m. colved a common school education in Oconto, and is by occupation, a hardware dealer; came to Wisconsin in 1918, and settled as Depere, Brown county, and remorel to Oconto with luis parents in 1535, and has resided there ever since; was appointed clerk of the cir
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cuit court in 1873, to fill vacancy: was elected to same office from 18.3 to 1832; was alder- man of his ward from 1881 to 1834. and was president of the city council. and several other minor offices: enlisted as private in Co. H. 30th Wis. Vol. Inf .: was elected member of as- sembly in 1886, was chairman of committee on Incorporarions, during that session (1997), and also a member of joint committee on apportionment, and re-elected in ISSS, receiving 1, 467 votes, against 1,021 votes for F. F. Wheeler, democrat.
Outagamie County.
First District -The city of Appleton and towns of Centre and Grand Chute. Population, 1835-14,125.
LOUIS L. JABAS (Dem.), of Appleton. Outazamie county, was born at Sanford's Cor- ner's, Jefferson county, N. Y., September 15. 1512; received a common school education: is by occupation a farmer; came to Wisconsin in 1862 and settled in the town of Grand Chute, O:tagamie county, and has always resided in the same town; was town treasurer in 1875, '76, '77 and '78, and chairman of the town board of supervisors in 1885, '86, 'S7 and '53: was elected to the assembly in 1833. receiving 2.517 votes, being endorsed by the republican and people's party, against 123 votes for J. P. Zonne, prohibitionist.
Second District-The city and town of Menasha. in the county of Winnebago. and the towns of Deer Creek. Maine, Cicero. Seymour. Maple Creek. Bovina, Biack Creek. Osborn, Liberty. Ellington. Freedom, Hortonia, Dale. Greenville. Backanan, Kaukauna. the third ward of the city of New London, and the cities of Seymour and Kaukauna. Population, 1885-25.955.
THEODORE KNAPSTEIN (Dem.), of New London, was born in Prussia, November 12, 1848; received a common school education, and is by occupation a brewer; came to Wis- consin in 1955. and settled at Greenville, Outagamie county; was a member of the village board and afterwards alderman of New London from 15?2 to 1881: mayor of the city in 1884, and president of the common council in 1335; was elected to the assembly in 1SSS. receiving 2.915 votes. against 2,041 votes for F. R. Dittmar, republican, and 68 votes for J. W. Hall, prohibicionist.
Ozaukee County.
Population, 1335 - 15,197.
FREDERICK W. HORN (Ind. Dem.), of Cedarburg, was born in the village of Linum, province of Brandenburg. Prussia, August 21, 1815; entered the college of "Grave Kloster." in Berlin, but left before graduation, and soon after entered the military service of Prussia; is a lawyer by profession, and editor of the Cedarburg Weekly News. He left Prussia for the United States in 1335; resided in the state of New York until 1837; went in the fall of that year to Michigan, and traveled through Illinois, Iowa and Missouri, returning to Mich- igan in the winter of 1533; in 1810 came to Milwaukee, and in 1841 settled in Mequon, and thence, in 1847, to his present place of residence; was appointed by Gov. Doty, in 1842, jus- tice of the peace for Washington county. then the only magistrate in the county; was post- master of Mequon during his residence therein: register of deeds in 19vi and 1847: elected as an independent candidate to the first sonate in 1848. and re-elected for 1810 ani 1850; was elected to the assembly in 1851. '57, '53. '60. '67,'65. 72.'75, '82. '87 and 'S2, and was electe i speaker of that body in 1851, '31 and '75: was state commissioner of emigration, residing in New York, in 1554, '55; county superintendent of schools in 1992, '63. '61 and '65; was a delegate to the democratic national convention at Charleston and Baltimore in 1800, serving as vice- president, and again a delegate to the democratic national convention in New York in 1968: was elected to the assembly in 1889, receiving 1,438 votes, against 1,316 for J. J. Race, dem- ocrat, and 94 votes for A. M. Alling, republican.
Pepin County.
Population, 1883 - 6,226.
VIVUS W. DORWIN (Rep.), of Durand, was born in Champion, Jefferson county, New York. January 15, 1832: received a common school education; is engaged in farming and · milling; came to Wisconsin in 1551, and settled at Jackson. Adans county, removing to Duran 1 in 1556; has served as chairman of the town board eight years, and of the county board three years; entered the army during the late war as captain of Co. G .. 2 th Wis Vol. Inf., in September, 1862, and continued in the service until compelled to resign on ac- count of ill-health, September, 1563; was member of assembly in isz, and IS.3; was elected member of assembly for 1855 and again in 18%, receiving 750 votes against 611 votes for P. J. Ryan, democrat, and 157 votes for O. Skinger, prohibitionist.
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