Blue Book of Wisconsin, 1885, Grant Co., WI Biographies ******************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ******************************************************************************** Submitted by David W. Taft, dtaft@cowtown.net Source: The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin, 1885, Page 422 Grant County (Legislature) Sixteenth District Grant county. Population, 37,852 EDWARD I. KIDD (Rep.) of Millville, was born in Millville, May 10, 1845, and has resided there ever since; received a common school and partial academic education; is engaged in milling; he enlisted August 9, 1862, at the age of seventeen, in Company C, Twenty-fifth regiment, Wisconsin infantry, and was in all the battles and marches of the regiment, including the march to the Northwestern frontier against the Indians, the Vicksburg campaign, the Meridian expedition, the Atlanta campaign, "the march to the sea," and though the Carolinas to Washington; he has held various local offices, including chairmanship of the town board, and has been a member of the county board since 1871, with the exception of one year; was elected assemblyman for 1881 and 1882, and was re-elected for 1883; was elected state senator in 1884, receiving 4,215 votes against 3,257 votes for T. L. Cleary, democrat, and 332 for E. Carrington, prohibitionist. Source: The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin, 1885, Page 431 Grant County (Assembly) First District--The towns of Clifton, Ellenboro, Harrison, Hazel Green, Jamestown, Lima, Paris, Platteville and Smelser. Population, 23,107. JAMES V. HOLLMAN (Rep.), of Platteville, was born in Elk Grove, La Fayette county, Wisconsin, April 11, 1835, and has always resided in the state; received a common school education and is engaged in the mercantile business; has never held any public office previous to his election to this assembly, wherein he received 1,407 votes, against 1,136 for Thos. Jenkins, democrat, and 149 for Henry Goodsell, prohibitionist. Second District--The towns of Beetown, Bloomington, Cassville, Glen Haven, Lancaster, Liberty, Little Grant, Potosi, and Waterloo. Population, 12,909. WILLIAM J. McCOY (Dem.), of Lancaster, was born at Argyle, New York, September 30, 1834; received an academic education; is by occupation a farmer and live stock dealer; came to Wisconsin in 1852, and settled at Beetown, where he resided until 1880, when he removed to Lancaster; was a member of assembly in 1876 and in 1878; was elected assemblyman for 1883, and was re-elected for '85 and '86, receiving 1,333 votes, against 1,235 for Chas. H. Baxter, republican, and 80 for Ezra Abrams, prohibitionist. Third District--The towns of Castle Rock, Boscobel, Fennimore, Hickory Grove, Marion, Millville, Mt. Hope, Mt. Ida, Muscoda, Patch Grove, Watterstown, Wingville, Woodman and Wyalusing. Population, 11,836. RUFUS M. DAY (Rep.), of Mount Hope, was born in West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky, November 18, 1835; received a common school education; is engaged in farming; came to Wisconsin in 1840, settling at Lancaster, but removing to Mt. Hope in 1866, where he still resides; enlisted as a private in Co. I, 20th Wis. Vol. Inf., August 12, 1862; was in the campaign in Missouri under Gen. Herron, participating in the battles of Prairie Grove, Van Buren, Ark., and siege of Vicksburg; was detailed in 1863 for duty at headquarters of Gen. Herron, and later under Gen. Granger, where he remained until discharged in July, 1865; has been a member of the town board for six years; was member of county board in 1882, '83 and '84; has been delegate to various conventions and held various local offices; was elected to the 37th assembly, receiving 1,333 votes, against 1,120 for Jacob McLaughlin, democrat.