Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....Reynolds, John 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, 7:32 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. KENOSHA COUNTY. Population in 1895, 17,548. ' JOHN F. REYNOLDS (Rep.), of Genoa Junction, was born in the town of Randall, in Kenosha county, July 25, 1852. He received a common school education, and attended a commercial college at Rockford, Illinois, and the State Normal School at Platteville. With the exception of nine years’ residence at Rockford, he has spent his entire life farming in the town of Randall. He has been chairman of the town of Randall since 1892, and was elected to the assembly in 1894, receiving 2,137 votes, against 1,623 for George H. Kroncke, democrat, and 91 for Larrabee, populist; was re-elected to the assembly in 1896, receiving 2,691 votes, against 1,814 votes for John M. Orvis, democrat; 60 votes for Robert S. Houston, national democrat, and 1 vote for Roberts. 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/reynolds1256gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb