Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-05-17

In the Wisconsin Blue Book for
1893 the Jefferson county members Of
the legislature are sketched as follows:
TWENTY THIRD SENATE DISTRICT.
Jefferson county land the towns of Della
field, Eagle, Genessee, Summit, Mer-
ton, Oconomowoc, Lisbon, Pewau-
kee, Ottawa and Mukwonago, and the
city of Oconomowoc. Population in
1S90-5O,694.
Albert Solliday Oem.), of Water
town, Jefferson county, was born in
Lehigh county, Penn, February ID,
1912; was educated in Pennsylvania
and Ohio, graduating from the High
school, at Circleville, Ohio, in 1861; en-
listed in the 114th regiment Ohio Vol
unteer Infantry, August IL, 1862, and
took part in the following engage
ments: Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas
Port, Port Gibson, Champion Hills,
Black River Ridge, siege of Vicksburg,
siege and assault of Fort Blakeley; was
mustered out of service at Houston,
Texas, July 81, 1865; came to Wiscon-
sin in 1868, settled at Watertown, Wis
consin, is by occupation a dentist;
served four years on the school board
part of the time as its president; alder
man one year and mayor in 1884 served
six wears as captain of the Watertown
Rifles; commissioned adiutant of the
Second regiment, W. N. g., April 25,
1888; major commanding first battalion,
Second regiment, w. n. g., February
%, 1892; was elected at special election
to fill vacancy caused by the death of
Walter S. Greene, receiving 5 ,078 votes
against 8 ,4Sl cast for George J. Kispert,
Republican.
ASSEMBLYMEN.
First District The towns of Concord,
Ixonia, Lake Mills, Milford, Water
loo, Watertown, the village of Water
loo, and the First, Second, Third.
Fourth and Seventh wards of the city
of Watertown. Population in 1890
16,403.
c. Hugo jacob (Dem.). of Water
town, was born in Rockenhausen,
Rhenish Bavaria, April Is. 1916; was
educated in the public schools in Wis
consln; received commercial school
education at the Spencerian College in
Milwaukee and collegiate education
In Germany; came to Wisconsin in 1855;
settled at Watertown, where he has
resided ever since with the exception
of three years while attending college
y
has been teller and cashier in the Wis
consin National Bank and the Bank of
Watertown, and is at present engaged
in the insurance, foreign exchange and
passage business; has held the office of
city treasurer of Watertown for three
years, and has been a member Of the
board of education fonr years; served
as United States gauger for the Second
internal revenue district of Wisconsin
during President Cleveland's first ad-
ministration; is Democrat from prin
ciple and convictions; was elected to
the assembly in 1890, and was re-elect-
ed in 1892, receiving $500 votes against
1,O9S votes for A. J. Roach, Repub-
lican.
Second District-The towns of Aztalan,
Cold Spring, Pennington, Hebron,
Jefferson, Koshkonong, Oakland,
Palmyra, Sullivan and Sumner. Pop
ulation in 1S90-17, 127.
Christopher Grimm Dem. J, of JEFF
ferson, in said county, was born in
Halenbrunn. Bavaria, March IS, 1928;
received a common school education in
Germany; came to America in 1916,
residing in Terre Haute, Ind, until
1858, when be came to Wisconsin and
has since resided in Jefferson; is a re-
tired merchant; was president of the
village of Jefferson in 1868 and in
1874, county supervisor in 1878 to 1892,
chairman of the town board in 1892;
commissioner of public debts for the
last twenty-five years; justice of the
peace from 1867 to this date, with the
exception Of one year; chairman of the
Democratic County committee since
1889, and is at present supervisor on
the County Board; was elected mem
Der of assembly in 1892. receiving 1851
votes against 1873 for G. P. Goodrich,
Republican. and four for Geo. A.
Brownell, Prohibitionist.