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Source: Compiled and Published under under the direction of Henry Casson
Author: The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin, 1897

STATE OFFICERS.

Terms of office expire first Monday of January, 1899

STATE TREASURER.
SEWELL A. PETERSON (Rep.) was born February 28, 1850, at Soloer, Norway, and 
came to Wisconsin from the old country in 1864. He received his education in 
the common schools and at a business college in La Crosse. He resided in Dunn 
county until 1887, when he removed to Rice Lake, Barron county, where he now 
resides. In early life he worked on a farm, in the woods, on the drive and at 
teaching school, but has been engaged in the mercantile business since 1882, 
and also owns and operates a farm of 240 acres in Dunn county. He was town 
treasurer of Sand Creek, Dunn county, in 1874 and 1875, register of deeds of 
Dunn county from January, 1876, to January, 1882, and alderman of Menomonie in 
1886 and 1887, city clerk of Rice Lake from 1888 to 1890, city treasurer in 
1891, and mayor in 1892 and 1894, and member of assembly of 1893. While he was 
at Menomonie he was first lieutenant of Company H, Third infantry, Wisconsin 
national guard. He was elected state treasurer in 1894, receiving 197,742 
votes, against John Hunner, democrat, who received 137,775 votes; German 
Scherzinger, populist, 24,405 votes, and William Johnston, prohibitionist, 
11,161 votes. Was re-elected in 1896, receiving 265,808 votes, against 167,626 
for Wm. F. Pierstorff, democrat; 8,100 for Lorenzo Crandall, prohibitionist, 
and 1,330 for John Riedel, socialistic labor.

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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