Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-01-19
STATISTICS OF WISCONSIN, leg
lSLATURE.

The following personal statistics of
the present legislature are compiled
from the tables prepared for the man
uol, by A. J. Turner of Portage
SENATE.-This body consists of SO
members: l9 Republicans, IA Demo
Gratis. The Oldest member is Lyman
Walker, Of the I'd district, aged II,
born in New York in 1899 the young
est, Samuel Burchard, Of the 18th
district, aged 80, born in New York in
1856. Senator George Reed, of the
18th district, is the oldest in legislative
surface, having been member of the
Territorial Legislature from Waukesha
county in 1913, while Satteree Clerk,
OF the 33d district, now serving his
ninth year in the Senate, has the Iarg-
est Legislative experience, 10 years.
lie IS, also, the oldest settler, having
come to Wisconsin in 1928. w. P,
Lynde, Of Milwaukee, has been mem
Der OF Congress. All but 5 members
are native Americans II having been
born in New York State; 3 each in
Vermont New Hampshire Pennsylvania
| and Ohio; 2 in Massachusetts | each
in the District of Columbia and Con-
4 nectlcut. Of the Senators of foreign
birth, Messrs. Nelson Williams and
Town were born III Canada; Deuster
IN Prussia; Schantz in Germany Ker-
shaw in Ireland. BY occupation, s
are lawyers : 5 farmers 3 manufactur-
ers ; z each physicians, merchants and
Senators; l each malster and grain
dealer, hotel keeper and farmer, lum-
herman, editor, farmer and merchant,
produce dealer, lawyer and farmer.
Messrs. Ives and Krouskop, Democrats,
represent districts that gave Fairchild
a majority Davis and Town, Republi-
cans, districts that gave Robinson a
majority.
ASSEMBLY There are 100 mem
bers, 50 republicans, 40 democrats, Is
OF the former and of the latter elected
as "iudependent" The oldest member
is H. V. r. Wllmot, Of Washington
county, 50 the youngest G. " Beach
OF Columbia, and w Fl. Tousley. Of
Jefferson, each 70, having been born
in March, 1871. D. w. Maxon. Of
Was lngton, has bad the longest legis
latlTe experience IL years, having beer
first elected in the Legislature in 1913
Theodore Rodoit, of La Crosse, is the
oldest resident of the state. hayine
come here 80 years ago, and Messrs
Granger and Wilmot, each coming 4
years ago. have been here the shortes
time. j. G. Squires was Bank Con
tioller IN lS58-59. There are Il
born in America aud % in foreign
lands. Of the former 43 are natives O
New York ; 7 of Vermont 6 of Ohio
/ each of Maine, Massachusetts anc
Pennsylvania; 3 of New Hampshire
z, john Adams and May of Kentucky;
|, McNair of North Carolina; l each Of
Missouri and New Jersey. Ofthe for.
eign born 7 came from Ireland; 3 each
from Eng land, Canada and Prussia
|, ALBERT, from France; l. Slyster
Holland F.; Rodolf, from Switzerl Ian d
BY occupation A are cIassed as farm.
ers; Is merchants 8 lawyers; 4 edi.
tors 3 each, manufacturers, contractors
and insurance agents; 2, Pierce and
Pease, editors and lawyers; 2, Chandler
and kuntz, ex editors and farmers: 2
each, physicians, land agents and mil.
lersj l each, printer, civil engineer
surveyor, land agent, general agent,
banker and real estate agent, produce
dealer, builder. Messrs. Daniel Hall
Harris, Zautke, Harrison and Brick
Republicans, represent districts thai
gave Robinson majorities, while Messrs
Gleason, Dobbs, Bayd, Squires, Potter
RodoIf, j. M. Adams, Toften and Nc
Donald, Democrats, represent districts
giving Fairchild majorities.