Biographical Sketches:  DAVID EVANS, JR.


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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 768

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.

WAUSHARA COUNTY. Population, 1900-15,972. (Unchanged by apportionment
of 1901.)

DAVID EVANS, JR. (Rep.), of the town of Aurora, Waushara county, was
born Sept. 17, 1848, in Caernarvon, North Wales. He came with his
parents to America in 1853, settling at Strong's Landing (where now is
built the city of Berlin), and was educated in the common schools of
the state.   He served as a private in Co. C, Forty-first Regiment,
and Co. B, Forty-ninth Regiment Wis. Vol. Inf. during the war of the
rebellion. Since the war he served on the United States revenue cutter
as gunner and quartermaster on the following ships and stations: "John
A. Dix," Lakes Superior and Huron; "Andrew Johnson," Lake Michigan;
"Robert Morris," Mobile bay and Gulf of Mexico. He has served his
party as a delegate to the Republican Congressional and State
conventions; is a member of G. A. R. Post No. 4, Berlin, of which he
has been commander. He pursues dairying and general farming. He is a
di-rector of the Berlin National bank and member of numerous fraternal
societies. He was elected to the assembly February 21, 1899, at a
special election held to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
William Hughes, and was again elected in 1900, receiving 2,978 votes,
against 528 for Fred D. Ransom (Dem.), and 133 for Joseph Mathews
(Pro.).