Biographical Sketches:  CHARLES A. SILKWORTH


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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 747-748

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.

EAU CLAIRE-Second District. The towns of Bridge Creek, Brunswick
(including Porters Mills village), Clear Creek, Drammen, Fairchild,
Lincoln, Ludington, Otter Creek, Pleasant Valley, Union and
Washington, and the village of Fairchild and the city of Augusta,
1111d the 4th and 7th wards of the city of Eau Claire. Population in
1900-15,902. (Same territory embraced In the district under the
apportionment of 1901.)

CHARLES A. SILKWORTH (Rep.), of Osseo, was born in Eau Claire county,
Oct. 26, 1662, and was educated in the schools at Osseo and Augusta,
Wis., and Minneapolis, Minn. He has been chairman of the town board
and school treasurer of the town of Otter Creek. He was elected to the
assembly in 1900 by 2,137 votes, against 1,063 cast for Frank
Blaisdell (Dem.).