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Pierce County.
Population, 1885 - 19,645.
DANIEL J. DILL (Rep.), of Prescott, Pierce county, was born in Dillsburg, York county, Penn., February 24, 1830; received a common school education at Dillsburg; is a farmer by occupation: came to Wisconsin in 1350, and settled at Prescott, Wis., where he has always resided except during the term of four years and a half in the army; was mayor of the city of Prescott for the years 1867, '68, '69, 170, '77. 83, '84 and 'S5; has been a member of the county board of supervisors for three or four years; went into the army in 1861 as captain of Co. B, sixth regular volunteer infantry; was commanding colonel of the 30th regimen: of volunteer infantry, September, 1502; was elected to the assembly in 1588, receiving 2,725 votes against 1,451 votes for Osborn Strahl, democrat and prohibitionist.
Polk County.
Population, 1885 - 12,881.
JAMES HENRY McCOURT (Rep.), of St. Croix Falls, was born in Clinton county, New York, October 26, 1816; was educated in the common schools, and is at present engaged in real estate and lumbering business; came to Wisconsin in 1800 and settled at St. Croix Falls; lived at Taylor's Falls, Minn., from 1837 to 1878; was member of assembly in 1987; served as a member of the committee on Railroadls and Incorporations and the special com- mittee to investigate Science Hall; was elected president of the village of St. Croix Falls at its first charter election in 1883; and re-elected to the assembly in 1863, for 1863-90, re- ceiving 1,103 votes, against 1,032 votes, for John Nordguard, democrat, and 432 votes, for J. W. Dean, prohibitionist.
Portage County.
Population, 1885 - 23,243.
EDWARD McGLACHLIN (Rep.), of Stevens Point, was born in the town of Watson, Lewis county, New York, December 19, 1810; came to Wisconsin in 1857 and worked as a farm hand in Sheboygan county; commenced learning the printer's trade at Fond du Lac in the spring of 1859; in September, 1861, enlisted as a private in company K. First Wiscon- sin Infantry, and was afterwards promoted to sergeant. With the exception of the battle of Perryville, took part in all the battles and skirmishes in which the regiment was engazed up to and including the battle Chickamauga; was taken prisoner on the evening of Sunday, Sept. 20, 1863, and remained in the hands of the confederates until December 10. 1964. when he was paroled at Florence, South Carolina; was confined on Belle Isle in the city of Richmond, at Danville, Va., at Andersonville, Ga., and at Charleston and Florence, South Carolina; after the close of the war resumed the printing business, which he followed at Fond du Lac and Oshkosh, Wis., and Clinton, Iowa; in 1973 removed from Oshkosh to Stevens Point, and since that time has been one of the editors and publishers of the Journal; in 1855 was elected member and treasurer of the board of education: was elected member of assembly In November, 1888, receiving 2,579 votes, against 2,317 votes for John McGreer, democrat, and 143 votes, for F. L. West, prohibitionist.
Racine County.
Population, 1585 - 30, 921.
L ALFRED L. BUCHAN (Rep.), was born in the town of Dover, Ricino county, Wis .. March 4, 1817; received a common school education, after which he took a collegiate course in Monmouth College, Ill., where he received the degrees of master of ans. He then selected as his profession the practice of medicine andi graduated from Rush Medical Col. lege, Chicago, February 1, 1871, and from Bellevue Hospital and Medical College, New York city, March 1, 1877. Was elected to the thirty-ninth assembly in 183, receiving 4. 014 votes against 3, 524 votes for A. B. Hayes, democrat, and 412 votes for John W. Thomas, prohibitionist.
Richland County.
Population, 1885 -19, 174.
ROBERT H. DELAP (Rop.), of Richland Center, Richland county, was born In Monroe, Green county, Wis., September 21, 151; was educated in the common schools; also took a course and graduated from the college of Physicians and Surgeons, at Keokuk, lowa, in
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1880; was raised in Grant county, Wis., and resided at Millville and Boscobel at close of the war; lived in Viroqua until 1871, when he moved to Viola, Richland county; was a member of the county board in 1884; justice of the peace for 14 years; commander of Jerry Tulher Post, No. S5, G. A. R., for 3 years, and captain John A. Logan Camp. S. of V., one year; enlisted at Boscobel, August 16, 1862, as a private in Captain Frank B. Burdick's Co. G, of the 33d Wis. Inf. Vols .; was in the Vicksburg, Meridian, Red River, Tupelo. Nashville and Spanish Fort campaigns, and participated in all of the battles and sieges of these campaigns; served three years; was one of the youngest soldiers of the war. enlisting at the age of 15 years and 11 months; was elected to the assembly in 1838, receiving 2,307 votes against 1,857 votes for F. G. Rodolf, democrat, and 203 votes for J. O. Black, pro- hibitionist.
Rock County.
First District -The towns of Avon, Beloit, Magnolia, Newark, Plymouth, Spring Valley, Union and the city of Beloit. Population, 1885 -14.200.
M. V. PRATT (Rep.), of Evansville, Rock county, was born at Easton. Mass .. November 10, 1828; graduated at the Bridgewater, Mass., Normal School; is a produce dealer; came to Wisconsin in 1862, settling at Spring Prairie, in Walworth county; removed to Evans- ville in 1871; was chairman of supervisors of Spring Prairie in 1871; president of the vil- lage of Evansville 1873-79, and supervisor in 1878, '79, 'S0; was elected member of assembly in 1881 and again in 1888, receiving 2,321 votes against 868 votes for Ole Gelbert, democrat; 38 votes for J. Harvey, democrat, and 237 for J. S. Johnson, prohibitionist.
Second District -The towns of Center, Harmony, Janesville and the city of Janesville. Population, 1885 - 13,217.
CYRUS MINER (Rep.), of Janesville, was born in Danville, Vermont, July 24th, 1857; ro ceived a common school education; removed to Janesville in 1848, where he has since ro sided excepting two years passed in South America and Australia: engaged in mercantile business continuously since 1859; from 1875 to 18$1 a member and for four years treasurer of the board of trustees of the State Institution for the Education of the Blind; has served as a member of the Rock county board of supervisors and as a member of the board of education of the city of Janesville; was treasurer of the Rock County Agricultural Society for seven years and treasurer of the State Agricultural Society the past twelve years; has been treasurer of several local organizations and societies; was elected a member of the assembly for the years 1853-90 by a vote of 1,625 against 1,412 cast for Geo. C. McLean, democrat, and 64 votes for James Cleland, prohibitionist.
Third District -The towns of Bradford. Clinton. Fulton, La Prairie, Lima. Milton. Porter. Rock, Johnstown, Turtle, village of Clinton and city of Edgerton. Population, 1555- 15, 083.
HENRY TARRANT (Rep.), of La Prairie. Rock county, was born in Berkshire, England, May 23, 1833; received a common school education and is engaged in the occupation of farm- ing and insurance; came to Wisconsin in 1550, and settled at Janesville; was appointed town clerk in 1808 and elected each year thereafter for fifteen consecutive years; chairman of the board of supervisors in 1831; aiso in 1586, 1857 and 1883, and serving on the county board of supervisors during that period: also secretary of the Town Fire Insurance Com- pany for the past fifteen years; was elected to the assembly in 1858 for two years receiving 2, 185 votes, against 1, 318 votes for John Harvey, democrat, and 156 votes for S. G. Burdick, prohibitionist.
St. Croix County. Population, 1583 - 18, 956.
EDWARD CONNER (Rep.), of Woodville, St. Croix county, was born in Steuben county, N. Y., February 3, 1820; received a common school and partial academic education: is en- gaged in the occupation of farming: came to Wisconsin in 1971, and settled at his present rest. dence. Left New York in 1502 for Pennsylvania; from there to Michigan and then to Elgin, Ills., and resided there until his removal to his present residence: was a member of the county board five years froin 1590, to 1555 and has filled many important offers; was not in the army on account of disability; elected to the assembly in 1858 for two years, moniving 2,688 votes, against 2, 175 votes for Thomas Walsh, democrat, and 353 rotes for William Johnston, prohibitionist.
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Sauk County.
First District-The towns of Fairfield. Greenfield. Merrimac, Sumpter, Prairie du Sac, Honey Creek. Troy, Franklin, Spring Green, Bear Creek, Baraboo and the city of Baratoo. Population, 1885- 15,947.
THOMAS HILL (Rep.), of Spring Green, Sauk county, was born in Lancashire, England, October 16, 1846; received a common school and academic education, and is by occupation a farmer and live stock dealer; came to Wisconsin in 1355, and settled at Spring Green, Sauk county; resided at or near Sylvania post-office, Racine county for about tiro months prior to settling at Spring Green; was town cier's in 1965 and 1907, school district cler's in 1877, and secretary of high school board for the term of three years, re-elected in 1550 for another term of three years, town assessor two years, 1834-85; chairman of the town in 1887-88, and supervisor of the village in 1853; was elected to the assembly in 1558, receiving 1,925 votes against 1,260 votes for Lawrence Watson, democrat, and 312 votes for E. O. Stone, prohibitionist.
Second District-The towns of Delton, Dellona, Freedom. Excelsior, Reedsburg, Ironton, Westfield, Washington, Woodland, La Valle and Winfield. Population, 1565-14,412.
BENJAMIN GREENE PADDOCK (Rep.), of La Valle, Sauk county, was born in Vienna, Oneida county, New York, November 10, 1827; was educated in the common school and seminary at Whitesboro, N. Y .; is a merchant; came to Wisconsin in 1558, and settled at Ironton, Sauk county; lived there until he moved to La Valle, in 1376; was town clerk of Ironton in 1861 and justice of the peace four years in the same town: postmaster of Iron- ton six years, from 1860 to 1866 inclusive: sheriff of Sauk county in 1871-72; commissioner of the poor of Sauk county from 1873 to 1876; postmaster at La Valle from 1876 to 1584; elected member of the assembly in 1888 for two years, receiving 1,436 votes against 1,353 votes for W. H. Young, democrat, and 227 votes for Paul Bishop, prohibitionist.
Shawano County. (Except towns of Grant and Pella.)
Population, 1585 - 14,842.
ROBERT WALLACE JACKSON (Rep.), of Shawano, Shawano County, was born at Ke- nosha, Wis., August 12, 1812; received a common school education at Oshkosh; is by occu- pation treasurer of the Upham & Russell Co .; came to Wisconsin in 1842, and settled at Oshkosh, where he resided until 1871, and then moved to Shawano, where he lived up to date; was 1st lieutenant in the 21st Wis. Vol. Inf., and participated in the battles of Perry- ville, Stone River and Chickamauga; was taken prisoner at Chickamauga, September 20. 1863; was in rebel prison at Libby, Macon, Charleston and Columbia, and was released about March 1, 1865; was elected to the assembly in 1866. and re-elected in 1858, receiving 1,837 votes against 1,253 votes for K. M. Phillips, democra
Sheboygan County.
First District -The towns of Herman, Mosel, Rhine, Russel and Sheboygan. Population, 18-18,021.
VALENTINE DETLING (Dem.), of Sheboygan, was born in Duchess county, N. Y .. March 28, 1313; has a common school education and is a dealer in real estate: came to Wis- consin in 1814 with his parents and settled on a farm in the town of Polk. Washington county; from 1931 to 1873, he resided at West Bend, Wis., and from 18.3 to 1579, at Plym- outh, Sheboygan county, and since that time has resided at Sheboygan City: was deputy register of deeds of Washington county in 1835 and 1865, and register of deeds of the same county from January 1, 1857, to January 1, 1871, and register of dev Is of Sheboygan county from January 1, 1880, to Jannary 1, 1837; elected to the assembly ia 's's for two years, re- ceiving 1,970 votes, against 1,000 votes for Joseph G. Ead, republican, and G21 votes for Paul Reuther, union labor.
Second District - The towns of Greenbush, Linden, Mitchell, Shelmyzan Falls, an I Plym. outh, the city of Ilymouth and village of Sheboygan Falls. Population, 156-9. 6%
CHARLES A. CORBETT (Rep.), of Greenbush, Sheboygan county, was born a the town of Benson, Rutland County, Vt. November 21, 151; was educated at the Spen nan Bist. Dess Collego; is now a retired merchant ; came to Wisconsin in 15' and settled at Given- bush, Sheboygan county; lived in the town of Forest. Font du Lte coury. namnl in the ...... .. ....
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with the exception of one year; he established the Banner post-office in the town of Forest in 1867, and was appointed postmaster, resigned in 1868, and sold out his mercantile bus- ness; engaged in the mercantile business in Greenbush in 1969, and retired in 1582. On June 23. 1870, he married Jennie M. Lewis, his present wife; enlisted in the army in June, 1861; veteranizing in 1963, had his right leg shot off, June 6, 1864, at the battle of Lake Chicath, Arkansas, but did not get his discharge from the service until November 22, 1865; was in the battles of Fredericktown, New Madrid, Island No. 10, Farmington, Siege of Cor- inth, Iuka, Corinth, 3d and 4th of October. 1862, Vicksburg, both the siege and assault, Red river expedition; participating in several battles on the trip. Was elected to the as- sembly in 1888 for two years, receiving 1,207 votes, agains 1,011 votes for John L. Reed, Democrat, and 7 votes for C. L. Sibley, prohibitionist.
Third District -The towns of Holland, Lima, Scott, Sherman and Wilson. Population, 1855-10,297.
ELLIS C. OLIVER (Rep.), of Cedar Grove, Sheboygan county, was born in Winooski, Sheboygan county, Wis., February 16, 1853; received his education in the Sheboygan city high school; is engaged as superintendent of fishery; has always resided in the county; was chairman of the town board of supervisors in 1880, '81, 'S4, '85 and '85; is at present fish warden for the first district, having been appointed by Gov. Rusk in 1585, and re-appointed in 1987; was elected to the assembly in 1838 for two years, receiving 1,019 votes against 943 votes for Dr. L. T. Coller, democrat.
Trempealeau County.
Population, 1885 - 19, 112.
KNUDT K. HAGESTAD (Rep.), of Ettrick, Trempealeau county, was born in DIvig Bergens Stift, Norway, June 26, 1846; received a common school education, and is by occupation a farmer; immigrated with his parents in 1854, and settled in Columbia county, Wisconsin; removed to Trempealeau county in 1860 and settled in the town of Ettrick: was chairman of the town board nearly four years and clerk of the school board nine years; has been director and vice-president of the Ettrick Mutual Scandinavian Insurance Company for a number of years, and president of the Ettrick Creamery Association since its organ- ization in 1885; was elected to the assembly in 1858 for two years, receiving 2, 126 votes against 1, 669 votes for Joshua Rhodes, democrat, and 238 votes for W. P. Masseure, pro- hibitionist ..
. Vernon County.
First District -The towns of Bergen, Coon, Christiania. Franklin, Genoa, Hamburg, Har- mony, Jefferson, Sterling and Wheatland. Population, 1555-11, 721.
JOHN STEVENSON (Rep.), of Chaseburg. Vernon county, was born near Montreal, Canada, April 11, 1835: received a common school education, and is a fariner; came to Ohio with his parents in 1837, and removed to Wisconsin in 1556, settling in Vernon county; has several times been elected chairman of the town of Harmony, and a member of the county board in 1887; was a delegate to the republican state convention in 1873: enlisted in Co D. Forty-third Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers. September 1, 1564. and served until the close of the rebellion: was at the battle of Johnsonville, Tenu. ; was elected member of assembly In 1876, and again in 1838 for two years, receiving 1, 467 votes, against $10 rotes for Christ. Ellefson, democrat, and 87 votes for Elias Harris, prohibitionist.
Second District -The towns of Clinton. Forest, Greenwood, Hillsborn, Kickapoo, Liberty. Stark, Union, Viroqua, Webster, Whitestown, and the city of Vinqua. Population, 1885 -12,702.
THOMAS J. SHEAR (Rep.), of Hillsborough, was born in Concont, Erie county, New York, September 25, 1836; he received an academic education; is a merchant : came from New York in 1558 to Hillsborough, where he has continued to reside; enlisted as a pri- vate in Co. C, 47th Regt. Wis. Vol. Int., in 1865; has been town clerk since 1900), with the exception of three years: was elected county superintendent of schools in 1962: was elected member of assembly for 1882, and again in 1883, receiving 1.510 votes aznin ( ?? matoo far Inganh Harris democrat, and IG) votes for Joseph Omundson, prohibitionist.
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Walworth County.
First District -The towns of Darien. Delavan. La Grange. Richmond, Sharon, Sugar Creek and Whitewater, excepting therefrom the village of Elkhorn. Population, 1885-13,692.
FERNANDO C. KIZER (Rep.), of Whitewater. Walworth county, was born in Strouds- burg, Monroe county, Pennsylvania, April :27. 1832; received his education at the Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pa .; is now foreman of the shipping department of the Esterly Har- vester Works; came to Wisconsin in 1855 and lived in Watertown one year; then moved to Whitewater and studied law in the office of the Hon. N. S. Murphy, until the war began, when he enlisted in the 3d Wis. Cav .; was first lieut. of Co. D .; commissioned cap- tain of the company, August, 1804; came home fu March, 1863; was engaged in numerous fights in southwest Missouri, including Cane Hill, Prairie Grove; has held many local offices; was town clerk in 1860 and president of the village of Whitewater; city treasurer in 1885, and is now president of the Whitewater Investment and Improvement Association; was elected to the assembly in 1853 for two years, receiving 2,134 votes against 1,048 votes for Amos Ives, democrat; 429 votes F. C. Weaver, prohibitionist, and 9 votes for Martin Tuttle, union labor.
Second District -The towns of Bloomfield, Fast Troy, Geneva, La Fayette, Linn, Lyons, Spring Prairie, Troy, Walworth and the village of Elkhorn and the city of Lake Geneva. Population, 1885 - 14,110.
DWIGHT SIDNEY ALLEN (Rep.), of Lake Geneva, was born in Madison county, N. Y., February 12, 1813; was educated in the select school in Lake Geneva, and is engaged in farming; came to Wisconsin in 1852 and settled at Linn, Walworth county; was town treas- · urer of Linn three years; chairman of the town board of supervisors since April, 18?7; chair- man of the county board of Walworth county eight years; was a private in Co. C. 2nd Regt. Vol. Inf .; was captured at Thompson's Station, Tenn .; participated in the battles at Reseca, Dallas Woods, Kenesaw Mountain, Culp's Farm, Peach Tree Creek, and marched with Sherman to the sea; was elected member of assembly in 1558, receiving 2.223 votes, against 960 votes for E. D. Page, democrat, and 251 votes for Huron Hawks, prohibitionist.
Washington County.
Population, 1885 -23. 692.
FREDERICK C. SCHULER (Dem.), of Boltonville, was born in the Duchy Sax Weimar, Germany, March 8, 1811; received a common school education; is a miller (of the firm of Bolton & Schuler); came to Wisconsin in July, 1853, ap'l settled with his parents at Sheboy- gan Falls, removing in 1859 to Plymouth, and thence in 1933.to Boltonville, his present home; was justice of the peace from 1876 to the present time; has been chairman of the town board of Farmington from 1877 to 1887, and was chairman of the county board in 1581, '92; was appointed postmaster in June, 1983, but resigned in June. 1884; was elected member of assembly for 1885 and 1587, without opposition, and re-elected for 1599, receiving 3. 0.3 votes against 1, 610 votes for George Noller, independent democrat; was appointed by Governor Rusk a member of the Legislative Visiting committee to the state institutions in 1555, and was re-appointed in 1888.
Waukesha County.
First District-The towns of Brookfield. Lisbon, Menomonee, Muskego, New Berlin, Pe- waukee and Waukesha, and the village of Waukesha. Population, 1553- 16,762.
GEORGE WINANS (Dem.), of Waukesha, was born in Camanche, Iowa, in 18k); re- ceived a common school and academic education at Albany and Mount Carroll, Ils; is by occupation a pilot and lumberman; came to Wisconsin in 1832 and settled at Chippewa Falls, and removed to Waukesha in 1575, where he has since resided; never held any publlo position until elected to the assembly in 1588 for two years, receiving 2,352 rotes against 1,612 votes for M. L. Snyder, republican, and 140 votes for Geo. MeKerrow, prohibitionist.
Second District-The towns of Delafield. Eagle, Genesee, Merton, Muckwanaco, Ottawa Oconomowoc, Summit and Vernon and city of Oconomowoc. Popuation, 153 -14.361.
. EPHRAIM BEAUMONT (Rep), of Hartlaud post-office, Wisconsin, was born near Hud. dersfield, Yorkshire, England. February 13, 1531; received an academic education; Is a farmer and summer hotel keeper: came to Waukesha, Wis, in 1531; crossed the plains in 154
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to California: returned and settled on his present home in Merton. Waukesha county, In 1963; is president of the county agricultural society and member of the executive board of the state agricultural society; was chairman of the board of supervisors in 1803-63, county treasurer in 1871, '72, '73 and '74, and sheriff in 1975-76; was elected to the assemby for 1583, receiving 1,832 rotes against 1,369 for W. E. Hennessey, democrat, and 161 for F. A. An- · drews, prohibitionist.
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Waupaca County.
. First District -The towns of Dayton, Farmington, Waupaca, Lind, Royalton, Weyauwegs, Fremont, Caledonia, Little Wolf and the village of Weyauwega and the city of Wau- paca. Population, 1885-11,524.
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EVAN COOLIDGE (Rep.), of Waupaca was born in Philadelphia, N. Y., May 27, 1838; was educated in the Jefferson County Institute, N. Y., and is by occupation a banker; came to Wisconsin in 1859, and settled at Waupaca, where he has since resided; was elected county treasurer of Waupaca county in 1863, which position he held for three terms; was elected member of assembly in 1888 for the thirty-ninth assembly, receiving 1, c27 votes, against 715 votes for William Bauer, democrat, and 121 votes for John W. Evans, prohibi- tionist.
Second District -The towns of Matteson, Larrabee, Bear Creek, Dupont, Union, Helvetia, Iola, Scandinavia, St. Lawrence, Lebanon, the city of Clintonville, and the 1st. 21. 4th and 5th wards of the city of New London, of the county of Waupaca, and the towns of Grant and Pella in Shawano county. Population, 1835 -15,603.
JACOB WIPF (Rep.), of Iola, Waupaca county, was born in Hargen, Canton Zurich, Switzerland, December 15, 1834; in engaged in the occupation of lumbering and milling; came to Wisconsin in 1854 and settled at Iola, his present home, where he has ever since lived; was town treasurer two terms, and chairman of the town board five terms; was a sergeant in the 44th Wis. Vol. Inf., Co. C., and participated in the battle of Nashville, Decem- ber 15 and 16, 1864; was elected to the assembly in 1888, for 1883, '90, receiving 1,572 votes. against 1,257 votes for B. A. Weatherby, democrat, and 63 votes, for R. G. Gibson, prohibi- tionist.
Waushara County.
Population, 1885 - 13,921.
WILLIAM B. LA SELLE (Rep.), of Plainfield, was born at Swanton, Franklin county, Vermont, October 22, 1845; received a common school education, and is by occupation s real estate, collection and insurance agent; came to Wisconsin in 1555 and settled at Osh. kosh; removed to Hancock, Waushara county, in 1557; thence to Stevens Point, in 1871: went back to Waushara county in 1876, and settled in Plainfield, where he has since resided: served three years in 30th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry; was town clerk from 1877 to 1851 Inclusive, and served two terms as president of the village of Plainfield; was elected member of assembly for 1986, and re-elected in 1883 for two years, receiving 2,922 votes, against 151 votes for John D. Jones, prohibitionist, and 17 votes for D. W. Jonas, indepen- dent.
Winnebago County.
First District -The First, Second, Fourth and Fifth wards of the city of Oshkosh and town of Oshkosh. Population, 1853 -10,939.
GEORGE WHITE PRATT (Dem.), was born at East Haddam, Connecticut, March 23, .1840: was educated at a common and private school, and is by occupation a lumberman; came to Wisconsin in 1871 and settled in Oshkosh; was elected mayor of Oshkosh in 1992 1883 and 1834; member of the county board in 1832, 1833, 1831 and 1538; delegate to the dem. ocratic national convention at Chicago, in 1834; elected member of assembly in 1888, for session of 1889 and '90. receiving 1,592 votes, against 1,421 votes cast for John Bandorob, ro- publican, 213 votes for F. R. Stewart, union Labor, and 92 votes for George Rogers, prohibi- · · tionist.
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