Biographical Sketches:  PHILO A. ORTON


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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 752

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.

LA FAYETTE COUNTY. Population, 1900-20,959. (Unchnnged by
apportionment of 1901.)

PHILO A. ORTON (Rep.), of Darlington, was born in Hamilton, Madison
county, N. Y., receiving his education at Madison (now Colgate)
University in his native city and at Beloit College. He came to
Wisconsin In 1850, and settled at Beloit, where he lived five years,
when he removed to his present home. He Is a lawyer; was elected
district attorney of Lafayette county In 1862, and county judge in
1870; was appointed University Regent In 1874, and for over twenty
years was president of the board of education of the city of
Darlington. He was elected to the assembly In 1898, and re-electcd In
1900, receiving 2,863 votes, against 2,098 for Justus H. Reichers
(Dem.), and 145 for Jasper Dexter (Pro.).