Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....Minch, Oscar F. ************************************************ 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, 4:01 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. DANE COUNTY. Third District. The towns of Berry, Black Earth, Blue Mounds, Cross Plains. Dane, Fitchburg, Mazomanie, Middleton, Montrose, Oregon, Perry, Primrose, Roxbury, Springdale, Springfield, Vermont, Verona, Westport, and the villages of Belleville, Waunakee, Oregon and Mazomanie. Population in 1895—22,246. OSCAR F. MINCH (Dem.), of Paoli. Dane county, was born November 16, 1868, at Paoli, Wisconsin, and was educated in the common schools of Paoli. the Madison high school and Wisconsin University, graduating from the latter institution in 1893; resided at Paoli from birth until 1883; Madison from 1883 to 1893, since 1893 at Paoli; was engaged in the baking and confectionery business at Madison from 1888 to 1892, and since 1893 has been associated with his father in the custom milling business under the firm name of F. H. Minch & Son. He was elected to the assembly in 1896, receiving 2,608 votes, against 2,394 for G. G. Lappley, republican, and 153 for John Schumann, prohibitionist. 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/minch1236gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb