Biographical Sketches:  OLIVER G. MUNSON


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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 737

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.


TWENTY-EIGHTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT Crawford, Richland and Vernon
counties. Population, 1900 -- 65,120.

OLIVER G. MUNSON (Rep.), of Viroqua, was born March 2, 1856, In Howard
county, Ia.; was educated In the common and high schools of Iowa and
Minnesota; came to Wisconsin in 1876; resided in Richland Center ten
years and at Viroqua fifteen years; is an editor and publisher, having
published the Richland Republican ten years and the Vernon County
Censor fifteen years; ha s been city clerk of Richland Center,
supervisor from city of Viroqua, bookkeeper in the state senate
several terms and assistant chief clerk of the assembly two terms. He
was elected to the senate in 1896 and re-elected in 1900, receiving
9,362 votes, against 4,132 votes for C. A. Henthorn (Dem.), 407 votes
for W. J. Robinson (Pro.), and one vote for G. L. Miner.