Biographical Sketches:  A. CLARKE DODGE


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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 749

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.

GREEN COUNTY. Population, 1900 - 22,719. (Unchanged by apportionment
of 1901.)

A. CLARKE DODGE (Rep.), of Monroe, was born Nov., 1834, in the town of
Barre, Vt., and was educated in the common schools and Barre Academy.
He came to Monroe, Wis., In 1855, and his business is dealing in
lumber, grain and coal. He was five times chairman of the Board of
supervisors of Green county; delegate to the Republican National
convention in 1884; presidential elector on the Republican ticket In
1888; member of the board of education In Monroe twenty-five years,
most of the time Its chairman. He was elected to the assembly In 1898,
and was appointed to the committee on cities. In the election of 1900
Mr. Dodge received 2,892 votes, against 1,881 for Henry Hoehn (Dem.),
and served as chairman of the committee on Military Affairs and member
of committee on Cities.