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Source: Compiled and Published under under the direction of Henry Casson
Author: The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin, 1897

WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
The senate consists of thirty-three members, who hold their office for four 
years, and receive a compensation of $500 for each regular session. Senators 
representing odd numbered districts were elected in 1894, and hold office until 
January 1, 1899. Those from even numbered districts were elected in 1896, and 
hold office until January 1, 1901. The population given is from the census of 
1895.  The lieutenant-governor is president of the senate, but can vote only in 
case of a tie, when he has the casting vote therein.  The senate contains 29 
republicans and 4 democrats.

FOURTEENTH DISTRICT.
Outagamie and Shawano counties. Population, 1895—66,977.
A. B. WHITMAN (Rep.) was born April 1, 1854, in Turner, Maine; was educated in 
the common schools at Hortonville, Wis.; afterwards attended Lawrence 
University, from which he graduated in 1875; came to Wisconsin with his parents 
in 1857, first settling at Algoma, now part of the city of Oshkosh; afterwards 
moved to Hortonville, Outagamie county, where he worked in a saw mill and in 
the lumber woods, attending school part of the time; resided at Oshkosh (then 
called Algoma) from 1857 to 1859; at Hortonville from 1859 to 1870; went to 
Appleton in 1870, where he took a course at Lawrence University; taught school 
in Sturgeon Bay and northern Wisconsin eight years; studied law while teaching 
school and was admitted to the bar in 1882; settled in Appleton and practices 
law and deals in real estate; was city superintendent of schools in Appleton 
from 1882 to 1889, district attorney of Outagamie county from 1889 to 1891; 
city attorney of Appleton in 1894, 1895 and 1896; organized the Appleton 
Advancement Association, an organization to legitimately develop Appleton and 
Fox River Valley industries, and as secretary of this association, has helped 
start many industries at Appleton. He was elected to the senate in 1896, 
receiving 8,427 votes, against 5,733 votes for Dr. H. R. McComb, democrat and 
populist; 196 votes for J. B. Sanborn, prohibitionist, and 52 votes for
B. M. Gurnee, nationalist.

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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