Biographical Sketches:  EDWARD W. WHITSON


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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 753

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.

LINCOLN AND TAYLOR COUNTIES. Population, 1900 - 27,531. (Changed by
apportionment of 1901. District now Price and Taylor. Population -
20,368. Lincoln made one district.)

EDWARD W. WHITSON (Rep.), of Tomahawk, Lincoln county, elected to the
assembly in 1900 by 3,356  votes, against 2,829 for M. W. Ryan (Dem.),
was born in Queens county, N. Y., April 1, 1851, and came to Wisconsin
with his parents the same year. They settled in Marquette county,
where he grew up and attended the common schools, and completing his
education at an academy in Madison. After living at other points in
Lincoln county some years lie settled in Tomahawk In 1889, engaging In
mercantile and lumber business.  He has been mayor of Tomahawk and a
member of  the  Tomahawk school board five years and was a delegate to
the Republican State convention of 1900.