Biographical Sketches:  DANIEL E. RIORDAN


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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 737-738

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.



THIRTIETH SENATORIAL DISTRICT. Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln,
Oneida, Price, Taylor and Vilas counties. Population In 1900-67,587.

DANIEL E. RIORDAN (Rep.), was born Sept. 7, 1863, at Berlin, Green
Lake county, Wis.; was educated in the Berlin High school and
Valparaiso, Ind., Normal school; studied law in the office of Hon. R.
L. D. Potter, at Berlin, Wis., and In the office of J. F. Riordan, at
Hayward, Wis., residing at Berlin until 1891, at from 1891 to 1892,
and at Eagle River from 1892 to the present time; worked on a farm,
attended school, taught school and studied law until 1892; was
admitted to the bar in 1892, and has since practiced law and dealt in
timber lands; was chairman of the Republican County committee of Vilas
county from 1892 to 1896; was appointed judge of the Municipal court
of Vilas county by Gov. Upham, In April, 1895; was elected to the same
position in April, 1899, for the term ending May 1, 1903; was
nominated for the office of District attorney In 1896 and declined;
was elected to the state senate in 1896 and was re-elected In 1900,
receiving 10,600, against 5,784 votes for A. E. Krauth (Dem.).