Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....Wylie, George 
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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.

COLUMBIA COUNTY.

Second District. The towns of Columbus, Courtland (including Cambria village), 
Fountain Prairie, Hampden, Leeds, Lowville, Marcellon, Otsego, Randolph, Scott, 
Springvale and Wyocena and the villages of Pardeeville, Rio and the West ward 
of the village of Randolph, and the city of Columbus.
Population in 1895—15,746.

GEORGE WYLIE (Rep.), of Leeds, Columbia county, was born January 6, 1848, in 
Campbeltown, Argyleshire, Scotland, and received a common school education; 
came to this country and to Wisconsin in 1857; resided at Wauwatosa, Milwaukee 
county, from 1857 to 1864, and at Leeds, Columbia county, from 1864 to the 
present time; is by occupation a farmer and breeder of pure bred stock; was 
chairman of the town of Leeds continuously from 1883 to 1890 and again elected 
chairman in 1896. He was elected to the assembly in 1896, receiving 2,573 
votes, against 1,100 for Samuel Sampson, democrat and populist, and 168 for 
Robert F. Roberts, 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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