Biographical Sketches:  GEORGE ELA


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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 761

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.

RACINE - Second District. The towns of Burlington,. Caledonia, Dover,
Mt. Pleasant, Norway, Raymond, Rochester, Waterford, Yorkville, Union
Grove, and the 7th ward of the city of Racine. Population in 1900-
20,837. (Unchanged by apportionment of 1901.)

GEORGE ELA (Rep.), of Rochester, was born in the town in which lie
resides, Oct. 11, 1868. He was educated in the Rochester Seminary,
graduating from that school in 1887, and from the University of
Wisconsin in 1894. His business is that of a dairyman. and stock
raiser; he held the office of supervisor o the town o Rochester in
1895, '96, '97, '98 and '99 and was chairman of the county board of
supervisors of Racine county in 1896, 1897,1898 and 1900. He was
elected to the assembly in 1898, and again in 1900 by 2,372 votes,
against 1,821 for E. F. Rakow (Dem.), and 121 for W. E, Tucker (Pro.).