Biographical Sketches:  George Spratt


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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 764

ASSEMBLYMEN.

GEO. H. RAY, Speaker; W. A. NOWELL, Chief Clerk; A. M. ANDERSON,
Sergeant-at-Arms.

The Assembly consists of 100 members. They fire 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.

SHEBOYGAN - Second District.  The towns of Holland, Herman, Mosel,
Sheboygan, Sheboygan Falls and Wilson., and the village of Sheboygan
Falls, and the 6th and 7th wards of the city of Sheboygan.  Population
in 1900 - 16,681.  (Changed.  Sheboygan county is now two districts.)

GEORGE SPRATT (Rep.), of Sheboygan Falls, was born in Boston, England,
June 30, 1844, and came to Wisconsin in 1851, settling in Sheboygan
County.  He obtained a common school education, learned the trade of a
carpenter and followed contracting and  building until 1874, when he
engaged in manufacturing, and is still engaged in that business.  He
served in the war of the Rebellion as commissary of Company F, Forty-
eighth Wisconsin regiment, and has occupied numerous offices in town
and village governments.  He was elected to the assembly in 1886 and
served as chairman of the Committee on Enrolled Bills.  He was elected
to the assembly again in 1900 by 1,736 votes, against 1, 462 cast for
H. S. Klemms (Dem.), and 36 for L. F. Muir (Soc. Dem.).