Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-01-22
| STATISTICS OF TIE LEGISLATURE.

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The State Journal complies the follow
ing from the annual statistical list of
members and officers of the Legislature,
now in.the hands of the printer:
"The State is composed of 3s members,
of whom Is ssare Republicans and Is
Democrats. By oecuption Ii are lawyers,
8 farmers. 8 each merchants and manu-
facturers, I each miller, agent, lumber
dealer, miner, architect, hotel keeper, and
editor. AS to birth place, Is hail from
New York, from Pennsylvania, 2 each
from New Hampshire and Germany, /
each from Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Ohio, Kentucky, Maine, England, Geor-
gia, New Jersey and Washington.
Lieutenant-G Governor Spooner, who is 70,
is considerably older than any Senator !;
Georgia Reed, who is SO, being the old
est Senator. There are Senators over
so, 10 more over 40, and the remaining
over 80; Senator Warner, who is 81,
being the youngest Four Sc majors have
resided in the state over 80 years (32
each) and less than 10 years, Senator
Hazeltoe having been here the shortest
time, years. Senator Earnest has been
the most years in the Legislature; ): 6
Senators have been members. 5 years or.
more. Of the 10 officers and employees
of the Senate each are students and
farmers, lawyers, l each book-keeper,
printer, clerk, soldier editor and mer-
chant. There are over 40 and 8 under
80, the youngest being W. Reyes, Mes
senger. There were 9 born in New York,
3 in Ohio, each in Norway, Germany,
Tennessee, Virginia, Canada and Con-
necticut
There are 100 mem bers in the Assem-
bly,, of whom. SO are Republicans and Il
Democrats. By occupation IS put them
selves down as farmers, Ii as lawyers, 7
as merchants, 5 each as physicians and
lumbermen, 3 each as merchanics. build
ers, editors, produce dealers and printers,
one each as contractor, livery stable keep.
er, miller, agent, surveyor, insurance
agent, grocer, machinist, teacher and
druggist. The nativeity of 80 IS New
York, III Vermont, 10 Ireland, g Ger
many, 6 Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,
IS Connecticut, 2 each Ohio, Prussia,
Switzerland, Norway, Indiana. Canada, l
each France, New Hampshire, Wales,
Belgium, Scotland, New Jersey, Maine
Illinois, England, New Brunswick and
Wisconsin. The oldest member is w =.
A Prentiss 68, the youngest j. A. Smith
"a. There are q over 80 years of ago,
81 more over 40, 80 over 80 and 5 over
rs. There are II who have been in the
state over 80 years, Messrs Dodge and
Folts being the oldest settlers and who
have been here less than 10 years, Mr.. S.
w. Hunt being the latest conner.
There are Ii members who travel over
800 miles to reach the capital, IA over 200
and 40 over 100, Mr.. II D Barron,
who travels $50 miles, has the longest
route to travel to get here. There are two
Barrons, FL d. OF Polk. and W, G. s. of
Richland !; two Carriers, A. NJ, Of Rock
and j. W. of Waupaca ;two Huuts, C. A.
Monroe, and S. w., of Dunn two Smiths,
John Andrews,ro f Walworth; and John
Andrew, of Sheboygan. A. NJ. Thomas
without 'p,' from Rock, aud one with,
W. of Waukesha Of the "a officers Of
the Assembly seven were born Ia Wis
consin, six in New York, two each in
Maine, Vermont and Ireland, on each in
Connecticut, New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois
and Denmark. By occupation eight are
students six farmers, four clerks, two
printers, one each lumber-man, builder
painter, and ship carpenter. The oldes
is Nahum Bangs ifty-two, the younges
W. IL. Denison eleven. There are three
over forty, eight over thirty, nile under
twenty All have boen in the state ten
years or over" Mr.. Bangs, the longest
thirty one years"