Biographical Sketches:  HARRY CHAPMAN MARTIN


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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 734

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.


SEVENTEENTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.

La Fayette and Green Counties, and the Towns of Avon Beloit, Clinton,
Newark, Plymouth, Spring Valley Turtle, and the Village of Clinton,
and the City of Beloit, in the County of Rock. Population, 1900
62,334.

HARRY CHAPMAN MARTIN (Rep.), of Darlington, La Fayette county, was
born at Darlington, Dec. 15, 1854, and received his early education in
the public schools of that place, after which he taught school for one
year and then attended the University of Wisconsin, from which he
graduated in 1879. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1881,
and has since practiced law at Darlington. Soon after his admission to
the bar he was appointed county superintendent of schools of La
Fayette county, and was twice thereafter elected to that office. In
1887 he was elected mayor of the city of Darlington and was re-elected
in 1888. He was city attorney for several years thereafter and was
elected district attorney of La Fayette county In 1892; was a member
of the Republican State Central committee for four years; was elected
to the assembly In 1895 to fill vacancy occasioned by the death of
James Freeman; was elected to the state senate In 1898, receiving
6,584 votes, against 3,794 votes for Renaldo R. Fleck (Dem.).