Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....Webster, Samuel R. ************************************************ 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, 4:18 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. DODGE COUNTY. Second District. The towns of Beaver Dam, Calamus, Chester, Burnett, Elba, Fox Lake, Lowell, Oak Grove, Portland, Trenton and Westford, and the villages of Fox Lake, Lowell, Reeseville, the East ward of the village of Randolph, and the cities of Beaver Dam and Juneau, and the South ward of the city of Waupun. Population in 1895—23,567. SAMUEL R. WEBSTER (Rep.), of Danville, Dodge county, was born July 7, 1854, in Danville, Wisconsin, and was educated in the Danville and Columbia high schools, Ripon college and Milwaukee Business college; was born and has always lived upon the farm which he now owns; is by occupation a farmer and breeder of registered Shorthorn cattle, and Poland China hogs; has written articles on the subject of care and management of improved live stock, one of which was read before the State Agricultural Society's meeting at Madison, and published in the State Agricultural Society's report, and one published in the local press; was secretary of the Dodge County Fair Association during 1887 and 18S8; also president of the Wisconsin Shorthorn Breeder's Association during 1894-95. He was elected to the assembly in 1896, receiving 2,770 votes against 2,486 for H. S. Gilmore, democrat. 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/webster1238gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb