Biographical Sketches:  ALBERT E. SMITH


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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 766

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.

WALWORTH - Second District. The towns of Bloom-field, Darien
(including Darien village), Delavan (in. eluding Delavan village),
Geneva, Linn, Richmond, Sharon (including Sharon village), Walworth,
and the city of Lake Geneva. Population, 1900 -15,625. (Walworth
county now one district.)

ALBERT E. SMITH (Rep.), of Delavan, is a mining engineer of wide
reputation and extensive experience.  He was born at Cape Vincent,
Jefferson county, N. Y., in October, 1839, came to Wisconsin with his
parents soon after and settled in Walworth county. In 1861 lie entered
the Union army in Company K, Eighth Wisconsin Inf., and in 1862 was
made captain of that company, in which capacity he served to the close
of the war. During the last thirty years he has had many thrilling
experiences in the mining regions of the West and Southwest.   He has
been twice elected mayor of Delavan, and was elected to the assembly
in 1900 by 2,674 votes to 840 for J. E. Gaffney (Dem.), and 166 for
James Hague (Pro.).