Biographical Sketches:  BARNEY AUGUSTUS EATON


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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 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.)