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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.

BAYFIELD, SAWYER AND WASHBURN COUNTIES.

Population in 1895—20,602.

KING G. STAPLES (Rep.), of Iron River, was born May 26, 1851, in Lee, Maine; 
came to Minnesota in 1855; received a common school education at Brunswick, Elk 
River, and Monticello, Minn.; came to Wisconsin in 1884; lived at South Range 
from December, 1884, to May, 1889, when moved to Iron River where he has since 
resided: was engaged in the flouring mill business from 1875 to 1879, and has 
since been In the lumbering business both as logger and manufacturer; was town 
treasurer for the town of Superior two years, 1887 and 1888; was elected 
chairman of the town of Iron River in 1892, and was a candidate for re-election 
in 1893, but was defeated by 37 votes; was subsequently appointed to fill the 
three months’ vacancy caused by the resignation of the chairman elected and was 
elected to the same office in 1894-95 and ’96; was elected chairman of the 
county board in 1895 and was re-elected in 1896, and is the present incumbent 
of the office.  He was elected to the assembly in 1896, receiving 3,064, 
against 1,464 for A. M. Warden, democrat, and 442 for A. P. Oscar, 
prohibitionist.

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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