Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-10
LEGISLATIVE STATISTICS.

From the biographical sketches Of
members for the Legislative Aanua1-
which this year will be a more COM
plete and comprehensive document
than ever before, Invaluable to all IN
public life or who take an interest in
state affairs and politics--the following
statistics are obligingly furnished the
Madison Journal by the compiler Hon.
A. J, Turner;
SENATE
Of the 80 members, 20 are Repub-
licans, 10 Democrats. There are Ii
farmers, 8 lawyers. 4 manufacturers, 2
both merchants and lumbermen, 2 ed
itors and publishers, / each physician,
clergyman, machinist and Senator.
There are 20 natives of the United
States-l4 born in New York, 3 each
in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, 2
in Wisconsin, 1 each in Connecticut,
Washington D. c., and Vermont ), 8
foreign born, 3 in Germany, 2 each in
Ireland and Scotland. 1 in France; the
two Irish Senators. Little and Quirhby
both being Republicans; the 2 Wiscon-
siners, Magoon and. Mitchell. The
oldest Senator is Colladay, 62, the
youngest Mitchell, "a This is the
first legislative experience of ] Sena-
tors. Several have served a number OF
sessions in one house or the other, Sat.
Clark being the veteran legislator. s.
ASSEMBLY
Of the 100 members 80 are Repub-
llcans, 40 Democrats. As farmers
simply, 80 class themselves g more
adding another occupation under which
they are classed), Is are LAWYERS, 8 each
merchants and lumbermen, 5 physi-
clans, 3 carpenters, 2 each real estate
dealers, lulnbermen, merchants and
millers; l each druggist, dealer in
machinery, sailor, nurseryman, dairy
man, flour manufacturer, mason and
builder, 'carriage-maker, real estate dea-
Ter and ceAtractor, manufacturer. pro-
duce dealer, wholesale liquor dealer,
editor and publisher, land agent, dealer
in cattle and farm machinery, general
business, not engaged. BY birth II
are natives of the United States, 80
born in New York, 9 Ia Vermont, 8 in
Ohio. 4 in Pennsylvania. 3 each 10
Wisconsin and Kentucky; 2 each in
Massachusetts, New Hampshire and
Connecticut l each In New Jersey,
Illinois Indiana and Maryland : % for
,eigners-l0 born in Germany, 5 each
in Ireland and England, 3 iu France,
2 each in Scotland and Canada, l n
New Brunswick, none, strange to say in
Norway or Wales. Winfield Smith,
Coleman and o. Rourke are Wisconsin
ars. The Oldest member is Henry
Fowler, IL years old, youngest, Patrick
'O'Rourk "a There are 4 others
under 80: Sacket 81, Bates, Jenkins
and s. w Lanoroux each %. There
are Il members re elected from last
year, Atwater, Ayers, Chase, Hall, Hix
on, Heskins, A. Nichols, Maxon, PEN
gra. Powell, Rankin Swain, We'll and
White. There are Ii more who have
been members of the Assembly before
Albert, B F. and John Adams,
Barron. Burdick, L. B. Caswell, Dix
on, Fellenz, Fowler, Graham, Horn,
Larkin, May, Paterson, kingie, Rowe,
Rudd and Walters Messrs. Bohan,
Bardick, Cary We'll, Horn, .Larkin and
Maxon, have served in the Senate !,
Messrs Bohan, Horn, Maxonl and We'll
all represented their districts in the
Assembly years ago, each has served in
The Senate twice, and now all re-sppear
together in the Assembly from Ozaukee
and Washington counties Mr.. Lsrkin
was a member of the Constitutional
Convention, Messrs. Maxon and Mich
OILS of the first State Legislature. Mr..
Graham was member of the New York
Legislature, Mr. Fowler of that Of
Maryland. Winfield Smith has been
Attorney General of the State.