Biographical Sketches:  WILLARD E. BURDEAU


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The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Compiled and Published under
the direction of Wm. H. Froehlich, Secretary of State 1901.

page 741

ASSEMBLYMEN.

GEO. H. RAY, Speaker; W. A. NOWELL, Chief Clerk; A. M. ANDERSON,
Sergeant-at-Arms.

The Assembly consists of 100 members. They are chosen biennially and
receive $500 for their service during the term. The Speaker Is chosen
by the members and receives an additional $500 for his services as
Speaker. The Assembly of 1901 contains 82 Republicans and 18
Democrats.

BROWN COUNTY. First District: The towns of Ashwaubenon, Howard,
Pittsfield, Suamico and the city of Green Bay. Population, 1900 -
23,372. (This district unchanged by apportionment of 1901.)

WILLARD E. BURDEAU (Rep.), of Flintville, Brown county, was born in
Clinton county, N. Y., Dec. 1, 1859, and came to Wisconsin in 1868. He
was educated in public schools; engaged in lumbering from 1876 to 1898
and has since combined mercantile business with farming. He has been
school director, supervisor and chairman of his town board and was
postmaster at Flintville seven years, resigning that office when
elected to the assembly in 1900, when he received 2,744 votes, against
1,638 for Paul G. Albright (Dem.).