Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....Froehlich, William H. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tina Smith Vickery http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00025.html#0005998 November 5, 2014, 12:35 pm 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. WASHINGTON COUNTY. Population in 1895—24,077. WILLIAM H. FROEHLICH (Rep.), of Jackson, was born at Jackson, his present home, June 22, 1857. He was educated in the public, private and parochial schools of the town of Jackson, and graduated at the Spencerian Business College at Milwaukee. He was employed as a clerk at Milwaukee from 1874 to 1877, as assistant bookkeeper for T. A. Chapman Company from 1878 to 1880, and has been a dealer in general merchandise and grain at Jackson since June 1, 1880 He was postmaster at Jackson from 1881 to 1893, has been justice of the peace since 1887, member of the school board since 1891, and was elected town clerk in 1893, and re-elected in 1894, 1895 and 1896, without opposition. He was nominated for the assembly in 1892, but was defeated by the democratic candidate; but was elected to the assembly in 1894, receiving 2,310 votes, against 2,200 for Herman Karten, democrat; was re-elected to the assembly in 1896, receiving 2,845 votes, against 2,463 votes for George W. Jones, democrat. Additional Comments: The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Compiled and Published under the direction of Henry Casson, Secretary of State 1897. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/history/bluebook/1897/froehlic1315gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb