Biographical Sketches: BARNEY AUGUSTUS EATON ************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ File Contributed by Tina S. Vickery, tsvickery@gmail.com *************************************************************************** The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Compiled and Published under the direction of Wm. H. Froehlich, Secretary of State 1901. page 730 THE WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE. SENATE. The senate is composed of thirty-three members, who hold office for four years and receive $500 each for their services at each regular session. Members of the senate, session of 1901, representing odd numbered districts, were elected In Their terms will end Jan. 1, 1903. Those representing even numbered districts were elected in 1900. Their terms will end Jan. 1, 1905. The lieutenant-governor, is president of the senate, but can vote only in case of a tie. A temporary president, to act in the absence of the president, is chosen by the members the senate. The senate of 1901 contains 31 Republicans and 2 Democrats. Lieutenant-Governor Jesse Stone, president; James J. McGillivray, president pro tem.; Walter L. Houser, chief clerk; C. A. Pettibone, sergeant-at-arms. SEVENTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT. The 14th and 17th Wards of the City of Milwaukee, and the villages of Cudahy, South Milwalikee and Wauwatosa, and the Towns of Lake, Oak Creek, Franklin, Greenfield and Wauwatosa. Population, 1900 - 63,043. BARNEY AUGUSTUS EATON (Rep.), of Milwaukee, was born October 29, 1853, in the town of Lake, Milwaukee county, and received a common school and business education in Milwaukee; has resided in Milwaukee county, excepting five years, from 1873 to 1878, when he was a resident of Georgetown, Colo.; is a farmer and small fruit grower by occupation; represented his district in the assembly in 1894; was president of the village of Cudahy in 1895-96: president of the Cudahy school board in 1895; director of the Town of Lake are Insurance company six years and served as school director twelve years. He was elected to the assembly in 1896, and to the, state senate in 1898, receiving 3,813 votes against 3,209 votes for Thomas J. Flemming (Dem.), and 597 votes for Martin S. Cyborowski (Pop.)