Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....Merriman, Charles W. 
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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.

ROCK COUNTY. Third District. The towns of Avon, Beloit,
Clinton, Newark, Plymouth, Spring- valley, Turtle, and the
village of Clinton, and the city of Beloit.  Population in
1895—16,092.

CHARLES W. MERRIMAN (Rep.), of Beloit, Rock county, was born
June 19, 1856 m Beloit, Rock county, Wisconsin, and was
educated in the public and high school of Beloit, graduating
from the latter institution in 1874; also graduated from the
classical course of Beloit College in 1878, receiving the
degree  of M. A. in 1879; graduated from the Hahnemann
Medical College of Chicago in  in 1889; was principal of the
Academy at Danville, Quebec, during the year 1878-79, and
was principal of a high school at EvansviIle, Wisconsin,
from 1879-1885; from 1885 to 1887 he was principal of the
high school at Beloit; from 1889-1890 he practiced  medicine
at Wabash , Indiana; has been engaged in the practice of
medicine at Beloit  from 1890 to present time.  In 1890 he
was elected city superintendent of the public schools of
Beloit, which position  he still holds; from 1891 to 1894 he
served in the common council as alderman from the second
ward; has been health officer of Beloit from 1894 to the
present time.  He was elected to the assembly in 1896,
receiving 3,157 votes, against 928 for Charles Jones,
democrat and populist, 3 for Halvor Cleophas and 2 for John
Winans.

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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