Biographical Sketches:  FRED J. (Josiah Frederick) FROST


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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.

PORTAGE-Second District. The towns of Alban, Almond, Amherst, Belmont,
Buena Vista, Grant, Lanark, Linwood, New Hope, Pine Grove, Plover and
Stockton. Population in 1900 - 13,674. (Changed. Portage county now
one district.)

FRED J. (Josiah Frederick) FROST (Rep.), of Almond, Portage county,
was born in that town and county, May 20, 1858. He attended the
district school, the high schools of Berlin find Oshkosh and the
Oshkosh Normal school, after which he taught school a number of
winters. He is a farmer, does a general insurance business and deals
in farm implements. He was a member of the assembly of 1899 and was
elected again in 1900 by 1,953 votes to 965 for John Frederick (Dem.).