Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....Thomas, John W. 
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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.

CHIPPEWA COUNTY.

Second District. The towns of Anson, Arthur, Auburn, Big Bend, Bloomer
(including village of Bloomer), Cleveland, Colburn, Eagle Point,
Edson (including Boyd village), Flambeau, Lawrence and the First ward
of the city of Chippewa Falls. Population in 1895—14,516.

JOHN W. THOMAS (Rep.), of Anson, was born in Wales, March 31, 1846,
coming to this country with his parents in 1849. His first residence
was in Tioga county, Pennsylvania, where he received a common school
education. He was left an orphan at the age of seven, and he came to
Wisconsin in 1857 with a family of friends with whom he settled in the
town of Anson. He is a farmer and dairyman by occupation, and received
first premium on wheat and dairy butter at the world's fair. He
enlisted in February, 1864, in the Thirty-Sixth Wisconsin Volunteers,
serving to the end of the war. He participated in the brilliant
service of his regiment in Grant's campaign of 1864, before Richmond
and Petersburg. He was town clerk seven years, secretary of the school
board for three years, and served four years as town treasurer, two
years as supervisor and seven years as town chairman. He was chairman
of the county board for two years, was elected county treasurer in
1884, and was defeated for re-election in 1886 by a small majority,
receiving over five hundred votes more than Governor Rusk in the
county. He was president of the Chippewa County Agricultural Society
in 1883, and has served eight years as secretary. He was treasurer of
the Eagle Point Insurance company two years and director for 14, which
position he now holds. He has become by his long service and intimate
connection with local affairs, an expert in town and county matters.
He was elected to the assembly in 1894, and re-elected in 1896,
receiving 1,931 votes, against 1,436 for Henry Kramer, democrat and
populist, and 60 for Chas. S. Oliver, 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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