Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-02-01
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
Little Data That Will Serve Introduction for Each
Member of the Legislature
Full Name, Age, Nationality Political Career of the
Members of the Eighth Assembly
Jud LaMoure the Patriarch of the Major Buz
the Oldest House Member
JERRY pEMPsTER BACON, Gran,

JERRY DEMPsTER BACON, Grand
Forks. Sixth district. postoffice Crane
Forks, was born in Waverly, Iowa
and is 81 years of age. Is married
with two children living Came tc
North Dakota from Iowa in 1882. Is
proprietor of hotel and general spec
ulator. Served as representative in
1899. Was member of Grand Forks
city council six years and member OF
the school board twelve years This
is his first term as senator He is
republican and defeated M. F.
Murphy. the democratic candidate
A. BENSON, Richland county Twelfth
district. pOstOffice. Sperry. was born
in Norway 4S years ago. Is married
Came to North Dakota from Allamakee
county, Iowa in 1878. Is a farmer
Was chairman of the town board both
in the town of Walcott and town OF
Eagle. Was elected to the senate
over G. M. Johnson, republican
on the Independent and democratic
ticket
GEORGE D. BROWN, Tenth district
Cass county, lives at Wild Rice He
was born In ST. Lawrence county
New York, 40 years ago; is married
and has three children. He came to
North Dakota from New York state in
1881; is the leading merchant at Wild
Rice. Mr.. Brown has been a member
of the republican state central com.
mittee for eight years. He is a re-
publican, a sound business man and
has the confidence Of his constituents
who sent him to the state senate this
term.
JOHN D. CARROLL, of the Thirty.
second district, Eddy county, post.
Office, New Rockford. Was born in
Washington county. Pa. fifty-two years
ago. He is married and has three
children. Mr.. Carroll came to North
Dakota from Oskaloosa, Iowa, in 1879
and is farmer and stock dealer. He
was the sheriff of Eddy county in
1896 and was reelected in 1898, and
elected to the senate in 1902 as a re-
publican.
JOHN L. CASHEL, Fourth district
Walsh county, resides at Grafton and
is a native of New York City. He
is SO years of age. is married and is
the father of two boys. He came to
North Dakota from Faribault. Mimi, in
1881 and by profession is banker
He has served five years in the
Grafton city council twelve years as a
member of the board of education at
Grafton. two years as its president
which position he now holds He was
elected to the state senate from the
Fourth district in 1890. 1898 and 1902
and is democrat.
NlAoKr ..
Nineteenth senatorial district, Rolette
county; his postoffice is Rolla. He was
born in Montreal. Canada, 54 years
ago, and is single. He came to
North Dakota from Canada in 1884
and is dealer in general merchandise.
Mr.. Clarke served in the legislature
in 1898 and was elected to the sen
ate in 1901. and is a holdover repub-
lican
ALFRED BEEcHER cox is hold.
over senator from the Fifteenth dis
trict, Barnes county. His home is
Valley City. He was born in Nova
Scotia and is 80 years of age He is
married and has two Boys. Mr.. Cox
came to North Dakota from Nova
Scotia In 1888 and is the manager Of
the Equitable Life Insurance company.
He was elected to the senate from the
Fifteen district in 1898 to fill the un-
expired term of Frank White, now gov
ernOr; was reelected to the senate in
1900. He is a republican AMI very
popular gentleman in his home county
MAYNARD CRANE, Sixteenth dis
trict, Griggs and Steele counties.
postoffice, Cooperstown, was born
in Caldwell, N. j. and is As
years old; he is married and
has one child. He came to North Da-
kota from Mandarin, Florida, in 1883
and is lumberman. He was appoint
ed the first auditor of Griggs county
which he filed one term with distinc-
tion. He is now serving on the board
of trustees of the agricultural college
at Fargo. Mr. Crane is a staunch re-
publican and had no opposition last
election.
JOHN r. DEvLiN, Thirteenth dis
trict, Sargent county, postoffice. Ca
yuga, was born in the town of Sen
nett, Cayuga county. N. ", 81 years
ago. He is married. He came to
North Dakota from Weedsport, N. Y.
in March, 1882, and is a farmer. He
was elected as the first sheriff of Sar-
gent county in 1884 and was chairman
of the township board for years and
treasurer of school board several
years. He was elected to the state
senate over John Powers as repub-
lican two years ago and is holdover
senator.
ROBERT A. FOX, Thirty-fourth dis
trict. McHenry and Pierce counties
postoffice, TOwner was born in
Sheffield, England. and is A years
of age. He is married. He
came to North Dakota in March.
1897. and is live stock grower.
Mr.. Fox has had very little ex-
perience in public affairs. He is
very popular gentleman in McHenry
county and was elected to the senate
as a republican.
ALBERT GARNETT. Second dis
trict Pembina county, postoffice. st.
Thomas, was born in 1859 and is 43
years old. He is single and came to
North Dakota from Ontario in 1881.
He is an extensive farmer. Has held