Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-24

The forthcoming Legislative MAN
ual for 1871 contains biographical
sketches of all the members of the
Legislature. We copy from advance
sheets the following concerning thc
representatives from Grant County
FIRST DIsTmcT. Clowns of Hazel Green.
Smeltzer and Plaiteville.) The member is
JOSEPH HARRIS, Rep of Hazel Green
p, O. address, Plattevile He was born in
England March 8, 1923 !; received common
school education is by occupation a farmer !;
was member OF Assembly in 1861 and in
1869. He received 567 votes against 295 for
Joel c. Squires, Dem.
SECOND DfsTRIcT Clowns Of jamestown.
Paris, Harrison, Potosi, and Waterloo.) The
member is HENRY BRADBURY COONS,
Dem, of Potosi He was born IN Grafton
GRove, La Fayette county, Wisconsin, Janu-
airy 30, 1929; received common school edu-
cation; is by occupation butcher aud live
stock dealer. Removed with his parents 10
Dubuque, Iowa. in 1888, from thence to Bel
mont in 1888 ; TO Potosi in 1887 subsequently
removed to Lake superior, where he renamed
one year re ided in La Crosse from 1886 TO
1889 and was at the Rocky Mountains from
1861 to 1866 he has filed at various times
nearly all the different town offices in potosi
and for years was town clerk was the dem
ociatic candidate for reglst er of de is in Grant
county in 1868, and democratic candidate
for the Assembly in 1869 again candidate
lie 1870, he received 39l votes, against 800 for
VIM. G. Wilcox, Rep.
THIRD DISTRICT. Clowns of Lancaster,
Ellenboro, Lima, Clifton, Liberty and Wing
yllle.) The member is JOHN CHANDLER
HOLLOWAY, Rep. of Lancaster He was
born IN York, Livingston county, New York
July I, 1926; received a common education /;
Is by occupation farmer came to Wisconsin,
IN 1898 and settled al Lancaster. He received
OIL votes, against 1879 or q. S. Whitcher.
Dom.
Fourth DIsTmcr. Clowns of Blue River,
Mnscoda, Waterstown, Hickory Grove, Bos-
cobel, Marion, Fennimore, Mlllvile, Wood
man, aud Mount Hope.) The member is
WILLIAM w. FIELD, Rep, Of Boscobe
Ire was born in the town OF Lancaster, Coos
county, New Hampshire, October 81, 1924 ;
received common school and academic edu-
cation Is by occupation a far err; came 10
Wisconsin IN 1882, and settled at Fennimore ;
removed to Boscobe in 1866, where ne has
since resided; was postmaster at Muscoda from
1893 to 1888 men Der of the Assembly in 1855
lS62-63-6i-6o, and Speaker of the Assembly
Ton the two last terms Presidential eector
for the State al large in 1864, casting his vote
for Abraham Lincoln for President. He re-
ceived GOO votes against 40 for j. McLangh-
lin, Dem and III for c. P. Hackney, lem
perance.
FIFTH DIsrRIcT. Clowns Of Cassvie,
Beetown, Glen Haven, Bloomington Little
Grant, Wyalusing and Patch Grove. The
member is GEORGE IL CHAMBERS, Rep
OF Bloomington lie was born in Broadalbin.
Fulton county, New York, April Is, 1880
graduated at Union College. Schenectady, n.
Y, in 1857 is by profession lawyer; he
came 10 Wisconsin IN 1860, and settled a.
Bloomington has been justice Of the peace
since 1861, town clerk two terms, and is now
chairman of the town board. He received
496 votes against 406 for Philander Stephens,
Dem.