Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-01-05
Oatr,LegisLOtOrs

The last Milwaukee Sunday Telegraph
publishes biographical sketches of all
the members of the next Wisconsin leg
islature. The Jefferson county members
are written up as follows:
FREDERICK KUsEL.
The Hon. Fred. Kusel was elected last
fall from the Jefferson, (23rd.) district.
He is a native of Germany, al years old,
and came to America in 1849. At the
outbreak of the war he was at Galveston,
Texas. Fastening home, he was appoint
ed lieutenant in the Twentieth Wiscon-
sin, and was afterwards promoted to cap
tain, serving with that regiment through
out the war. He was mayor of Water
town in 1872, and has twice since held
the same office; politics, democratic.
HUMPHREY E. HUMPHREY.
Mr.. Humphrey is native of Wales,
55 years of age, a produce dealer and
came to Wisconsin in 1947. He has been
the depot agent at Ixonia for 20 years.
He will represent the first district of JEFF
ferson county. lie is energetic, demo-
crat and will rank we'll as legislator.
JOHN DWIGHT BULLOCK.
The Hon. John ID. Bullock, a republi-
can, of Johnson's Greek, will for the
fourth time represent the I'd district of
Jefferson county. He is a native of New
York, aged A, and came to Wisconsin in
1861. He is contractor, man of great
energy, genial, capable and very popular
with all classes. He is the only republic
an elected for Jefferson county.
SAMUEL A. CRAIG.
The Sd district of Jefferson county
sends the Honorable S. A. Craig, of Fort
Atkinson, a native of Ohio SO years of
age, graduate of Michigan University.
He ably represented his district last
winter. Is a democrat and by profession
a lawyer.
The members from Dodge county APP
pear as follows
ARTHUR K. DELANEY.
The Hon. A. K. Delany was elected
last tall to the senate from the 18th dis
trict, Dodge county He was born at
Fort Ticonderoga, n. Y, in 1841: came
to Wisconsin III l845 settling in Dodge
county in 1856. He resides at Mayville,
is an attorney, was 4 member of assem-
bly, in 1866, and county superintendent
OF schools from 1874 to 1880. He was a
prominent candidate for the democratic
nomination or congress in 1880, and is
reported ''uncompromisingly democratic"
i'll politics. He is forcible speaker, and
enjoys wide personal popularity.
JOHN STEELE.
The Hon. John Steele is a respected
resident OF Alderly, d democrat, and will
represent the first district OF Dodge county.
He is native of Scotland, 81 years OLD,
and has been q resident Of his county
since 1856. He is farmer.
WILLIAM LIsCoW.
The second district OF Dodge county
sends the Hon. William Liscow, q native
OF Prussia, who resides at Iron Ridge
He is democrat, 45 years old, ana
farmer.
GEORGE JESS.
The Hon. George jess, banker at
Waupun, a native of Nova Scotia, born
in 1919, and resident of the state since
1915, excepting three years, when he
was IN California, a republican, will ably
the Sd district of Dodge county.
He has been mayor of Waupun, and held
numerous other offices while a resident
of Fox Lake.
EDWARD C. McFETRIDGE.
The Hon. E. c.. McFetridge, of Beaver
Dam, staunch republican, a native OF
New York, aged A years, a lawyer by
profession, goes from the 4th district OF
Do.ge county. He has resided at Bea-
yer Dam since 1858, where he practiced
his profession for eight years and then
became a successful manufacturer OF
wooden goods. He has been mayor OF
the city, county school superintendent,
county treasurer, was in the assembly in
1878, in the senate in 1879 and 80, and
was again elected to the assembly in 1880,
in a district largely democratic. Mr..
is prominent candidate for
speaker, and would make good presid-
ing officer.