Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....Burnham, John Fremont 
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Source: The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin, 1897
Author: Compiled and Published under under the direction of Henry Casson

ASSEMBLY.
The assembly consists of 100 members, who are chosen biennially by districts, 
and who receive a compensation of $500 for their term of office. The speaker is 
chosen by the members, and receives $500 for his services.
The assembly contains 91 republicans, 8 democrats and 1 fusion.

MILWAUKEE COUNTY.

Eighth District. The Eighth ward of the city of Milwaukee.
Population in 1895—15,618.

JOHN FREMONT BURNHAM (Rep.), of Milwaukee, Milwaukee county, was born July 23, 
1856, in Milwaukee, and was educated in the public schools of Milwaukee and the 
College of Notre Dame, Indiana; was sheriff of Waukesha county in 1889, 1890; 
is senior member of the firm of J. L. Burnham's Sons brick manufacturers; was 
an unsuccessful candidate for the assembly in 1884 He was elected to the 
assembly in 1896, receiving 2,197 votes, against 1,463 for Martin Pelt, 
democrat and populist, and 29 for Rudolph Wilke, social labor

Additional Comments:
The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Compiled and Published under
the direction of Henry Casson, Secretary of State 1897.


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