Biographical Sketches:  JONAS GAGNON


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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 753-754

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.

MANITOWOC - Second district. The towns of Cooperstown, Eaton,
Franklin, Gibson, Kossuth, Maple Grove, Mlshicott, Rockland,
Schleswig, Two Creeks, Two Rivers, and the villages of Kiel and
Reedsville, and the city of Two Rivers .Population in 1900--20,175.
(Changed. Town of Cato added. Population of new district - 21,918.)

JONAS GAGNON (Dem.), of Two Rivers, was born In the town of Dunham,
Canada, Aug. 31, 1846. He came with his parents to Wisconsin in 1848,
settling at Two Rivers, where he was educated. lie is a merchant and
manufacturer.  In early life he taught school seven years, and was
captain of a tug on Lake Michigan nine years; was an alderman of his
city, supervisor nine years, and school commissioner five years. He
was elected to the assembly in 1898, and again in 1900, receiving
2,218 votes to 1,764 for Wm. Schmidt (Rep.).