Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-01-24
Legislative Statistics.

| The statistical lists OF members and OIL
GERS of the Legislature have been prepared
and printed. The following is summary
of the facts which they embrace, and which
will be found full and accurate. In ad-
vance of the publication of the official lists
some statistical statements have been pub
lished which are incomplete and inaccu-
rate.
In the Senate, including the Lieutenant
Governor, IA members were born in New
York, each in Pennsylvania, Connecticut,
ard Massachusetts, 2 in Kentucky, each
in New Hampshire, Ohio, Vermont, Vir-
ginia, Washington City and England. By
occupation, - are farmers, 10 lawyers, 4
merchants of various kinds, 9 clerks, l
each mining and forwarding, produce deal
er, manufacturer, telegraph superintendent
editor and land agent. None are less than
80 years old, while eight are over 80, 12
over 40, 9 over so, and 4 over 60, Lieu
tenant Governor Spooner and Senator
Judd are the oldest, each being 6s. Sena-
tor Wilson has been in the State the
shortest time, 8 years, all others having
been residents of the State 10 years OF
more, and II of them over 90 years. Sen
ators Rountrce and Orsen Reed are the old
est settlers, having lived in Wisconsin 40
years, the former having also been the
longest number of years member Of the
Legislature, IA.
OF the officers of the Senate, 10 hail
from New York originally, 2 from Ohio,
l each from Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and
Norway. AS to employment, 8 each are
} put down as farmers, lawyers, and clerks,
each as printers and students, l each
merchant and land agent. Col. Asa Kin
ney, Sergeant-at-Arms, is the oldest, Sc
years; are 40, 4 over 80, 4 over 20, 3
over 15.
Of the Assemblymen, the Empire State
| of New York is the birthplace of the larg-
est number, 40; Vermont of II, England
of 7, Pennsylvania, Ireland and Germany
each 5, Ohio 3, Connecticut 2, New Jersey,
New Hampshire, Illinois, Michigan, Maine,
Missouri, Maryland, North Carolina, Han
over, Prussia, Wales, Switzerland, France,
and Scotland, l each There are As farm
ers, 20 lawyers, 7 merchants, lumber
men, 4 physicians. 3 millers, 2 each manu-
facturers, printers and lumber dealers;
each forwarder, produce dealer, editor,
druggist, mechanic, speculator, grocer, dts
tiller, surveyor. The oldest member Hon.
r. Wilcox, of Brown county, who is 70.
There are over 60 years of age, 20 over
so, Al over 40, % over 80, and s over 90,
the three youngest being Messrs. G. II.
Bryant, J. w. Greenman, and j. A. Wat
rous, each 26. There are who have been
residents of the State less than 10 years
F. A. Buckbee of Walworth having been
here the shortest time, years-44 who
have been in Wisconsin 10 years or more,
so who have lived here 90 years or more.
The oldest settler is David j. Seeley, of
Lafayette County, who has dweit in the
southern part of the State 40 years.
| OF the Assembly officers, Z were born in
Wisconsin, in New York, in Ohio, 2
each in Maine and England, l each in
Connecticut, Ireland and Germany. AS
to occupation, are students, 6 farmers,
| 5 clerks, lawyers, | each publisher and
confectioner. Chief Clerk E. W. Young is
the oldest, 45, two being over 40, 7 over 80,
over 90, 7 over 10, and /, Frank Norton,
only years DID, The shortest residence
in the State is 2 years, and the longest,
George III Rountree, 26, 19 having been
here ten years or more.
Of the members of the Assembly last
winter, II were reelected to that body,
| and elected to the Senate.