Biographical Sketches:  JOHN M. WHITEHEAD


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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 735

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.


TWENTY-SECOND SENATORIAL DISTRICT.  The towns of Bradford, Center,
Fulton, Harmony, Janesville, Johnstown, Lima, La Prairie, Magnolia,
Milton, Porter, Rock and Union, and the cities of Evansville, Edgerton
and Janesville, in the county of Rock, and the towns of Aztalan,
Jefferson, Koshkonong, Lake Mills, Milford, Oakland, Sumner and
Waterloo, and the cities of Fort Atkinson and Jefferson, in the county
of Jefferson. Population, 1900 - 50,624.

JOHN M. WHITEHEAD (Rep.), was born July 29,1852, on a farm near
Hillsboro, Ill. He was educated at Hillsboro Academy, preparatory
department of Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind. (1871-2), Williston
Seminary, Easthampton, Mass. (1872-3), Yale College (1873-77), where
he took the degree of A. B. He studied law and was admitted to the bar
of Illinois In October, 1880, and to the bar of Wisconsin In
September, 1883. He came to Wisconsin In August, 1883, settling at
Janesville, where he has since resided. Has been a member of the
county board of Rock county representing the Fourth ward of
Janesville. Was elected to the state senate In 1896, and again In
1900, receiving 6,752 votes against 4,438 cast for Alexander Buchanan
(Dem.), and 375 for George J. Kellogg (Pro.).