Biographical Sketches:  FRANCIS M. ELINE


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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 756-757

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.

MILWAUKEE -Sixth District. The 6th and 18th wards of the city of
Milwaukee. Population, 1900-27,578. (Changed. Now wards 3, 4 and 7.
Population-23,270.)

FRANCIS M. ELINE (Dem.), of Milwaukee, was born May 1, 1871, in the
First ward of the city of Milwaukee. He was educated in a private
school and Marquette College in Milwaukee.  After graduating from the
latter institution he went to Georgetown University, Washington, D.
C., where he received the degree of A. M. in course; also attended the
Georgetown University law school, obtaining the degree of LL. B. in
1894. Was admitted to the bar in Wisconsin in 1894, but returned to
Georgetown University for a post graduate law course, attaining the
degree of Master of Law in 1895. The city of Milwaukee has always been
his home, and he has been engaged In active practice of the law since
1895. He was elected to the assembly in 1898, and again in 1900, when
he received 2,705 votes against 2,595 for Richard B. Ramien (Rep.),
and 267 for Emil Fischer (Soc.-Dem.).