Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....Gawin, August W. ************************************************ 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 October 30, 2014, 10:57 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.MILWAUKEE COUNTY. MILWAUKEE COUNTY. Fourteenth District. The Fourteenth ward of the city of Milwaukee. Population in 1895—17,145. AUGUST M. GAWIN (Dem.), of Milwaukee, Milwaukee county, was born August 27, 1869, in Posen, Germany, and was educated in the Milwaukee public and parochial schools; came with his parents to Milwaukee April 20, 1872, and has resided there ever since; is an artist by profession and is engaged in the art glass business. He was elected to the assembly in 1896, receiving 1,662 Votes, against 506 for Andrew Reuter, republican, and 865 for M. S. Cyborowski, populist, and 18 for Carl Bartsch, 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. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/history/bluebook/1897/gawin1281gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb