Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....Goodell, Emilus S. ************************************************ 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, 12:10 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. VERNON COUNTY. Population in 1895—27,035. EMILUS S. GOODELL (Rep.), of Viroqua, was born May 3, 1848, in Oswego county, N. Y.; was educated in the common schools of Wisconsin; came to Wisconsin in April, 1851; resided four years in Green Lake county and forty-one years in Vernon county; is a liveryman by occupation; has been sheriff, supervisor and chairman of the county board of Vernon county for the past four years; was elected to the assembly in 1896, receiving 4,264 votes, against 1, 761 for Chris. Ellefson, fusion candidate; 1 vote for E. W. Shreve and 1 vote for E. Y. Wernick. 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/goodell1312gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb