Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....Pierce, Solon 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, 1:59 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. ADAMS AND MARQUETTE COUNTIES. Population in 1895—17,735. SOLON W PIERCE (Rep.), of Friendship, was born March 7, 1831, in Yorkshire Cattauragus county, N. Y.; received an academic education at Mendon, N. Y.; came to Wisconsin in October, 1855, and settled at White Creek, Adams county; December 1, 1857, he removed to Friendship in the same county, which has since been his home; he is by profession a lawyer and editor, having been admitted to the bar in June, 1858; he established the Adams County Press April 25 1861, and excepting the time spent in the army in 1864-5, has had editorial charge of the paper from its first issue to the present time; he was the author of a book of war reminiscences, entitled, “Battle Fields and Camp Fires of the 38th Wisconsin Regiment,” a volume of about 300 pages, besides many addresses and articles upon current events; he was elected county judge of Adams county in 1861 but resigned to enter the army in 1864; in 1866 he was elected district attorney of Adams county, which office he has held continuously ever since-over thirty years: he was draft commissioner in 1862, and entered the army as 1st Lieut of Co. K, 38th Wis. Vols., in 1864 and took part with that regiment in the battles of Peeble’s House, Poplar Spring Grove, Hatcher’s Run, the siege of Petersburg, the assault and capture of Fort Mahone, and was not absent from duty a day from the time he entered the service until he was mustered out at the close of the war in June, 1865; he has been president of the Adams County Agricultural Association for the past two years, and at the annual meeting of the Association, November 12, 1896, was unanimously re-elected for the ensuing year; in 1870 he was the republican nominee for member of assembly from Adams county and was defeated by 16 votes, Anson Rood being elected; he was relator in the action brought to test the validity of the first apportionment law passed by the legislature of 1891, commonly known as the “gerrymander” suit; he represented Adams county in the assembly in 1870-77- 78-80-81-82, and was elected to the assembly in 1896, receiving 2,497 votes, against 511 votes for John A. Henry, independent republican. 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/pierce1218gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 3.3 Kb