Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-02-16

We copy below the biographical sketches
of the members of both branches of the leg
islature from Jefferson county, contained in
Jack Turner'S Manual for 1870:
SENATOR.
William ". Woodman, ST., Dem OF
Pennington, P. O., address, Johnson's
Greek. He was born in the town CT Rod
man, Jefferson county, New York, March
oath, 1878; received a common school ed
ucation is by occupation farmer he rep
resented the Fourth District of Jefferson
county in the Assembly in 1853, and again
in 1855 was elected to the Senate in 1868,
receiving ASH votes, against 3,273 for his
republican opponent.
MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY.
First District. (Towns of Ixonia and
Watertown, and the LIST, 3D. Sd, 4th and 7th
wards of the city of Watertown. THE
member is Daniel Hall, rep of the city OF
WATERFOWL. He was born in Greenwich,
Washington county, N. Y, Nov. goth, 1885,
graduated at Union college in 1845; is by
profession lawyer; came to Wisconsin IN
1851 and settled at Watertown; was Dis
trict Attorney of Jefferson county in 1888.
He received a vote of 629 as an Independ
ent candidate, against Gle for F. P. Brook,
DEM thus electing him by 13 majority.
Second District. Towns of Milford,
Waterloo, Lake Mills, Oakland, and Az
talan.) The member is Charles II. Phillips,
(Rep.) of Lake Mills He was born in
Westmoreland Oneida county, New York,
February 2lst, 1924 /; received common
school education is by occupation afarmer;
ne came to Wisconsin in l849, and settled
at Lake Mills; at the late election he was
chosen to represent the district IN the As
sembly, receiving 6l4 votes against $40 for
John D. Waterbury, (Dem.) thus electing
him by IS majority.
Third District Towns of Hebron, JEFF
ferson, Sumner, Koshkonong and Cold
SPRING. The member is WILDER H. Tous-
ley, (Dem.) of jefferson. He was born
March 10Th, l84l, in the town of Wads-
WORTH Medino county, Ohio; received a
common school education is by profession
ali editor and practical printer; he came
to Wisconsin in the fall of 1858: in the
spring of 1859 removed to Illinois return
ed to Wisconsin in 1885, and again removed
to Illinois in 1861 entered the service
during the war, and was commissioned lst
LIT. Co. K, seth III. Vols. Again settling
at Jefferson, he established the Jefferson
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sole editor and proprietor. He received a
vote of SAT against 7o4 for Eli P. May
(Rep.) TINS electing him by .43 majority.
FOURTH DISTRICT Towns of Farming
ton, Concord Sullivan, and Palmyra J
The member is James NJ. Bingham, (Rep.)
of Palmyra. He was born in Perry, Wyom-
ing county, N. Y. February Sd, 1928; re-
ceived a common school education; is by
profession q lawyer; he came to Wisconsin
in 1854 and settled at Palmyra was MEM
Der of Assembly in 1868, 1864 and Is 90,
and was unsuccessful as candidate for Dis
trict Attorney of Jefferson county in 1864,
by small minority. Was Maj of the 40 tn
Wis. Vols. during its term of service.-Was
again candidate for the Assembly in 1869,
and received 513 votes to 453 for l. c. Tho
mpson, (Dem) thus electing him by 81 maj
GRITTY. On the organization of the present
Assembly, was chosen Speaker ofthat body.