Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....BAKER, ALLEN S.
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Author: Halford Erickson

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. MEMBERS OF THE FIFTY-EIGHTH
CONGRESS. UNITED STATES. ASSEMBLY.

IRVINE L. LENROOT, Speaker; C. O. MARSH, Chief Clerk;
Nicholas REVELER, Sergeant-at-Arms.

The assembly consists of 100 members. They are chosen
biennially and receive $500 for their services during the
term. The speaker is chosen by the members and receives an
additional $500 for his services as speaker. The assembly
of 1905 contains 85 republicans, 11 democrats, and 4
social democrats.

ROCK COUNTY.

First District. The towns of Center, Fulton, Janesville,
Lima, Magnolia, Milton, Porter, Rock, Spring Valley and
Union, and the cities of Edgerton and Evansville.
Population, 1900—16,902.

ALLEN S. BAKER (Rep.), was born near Evansville, Wis.,
January 12, 1842. Received common school education and
commenced business for himself in 1859 as a mechanic.
Enlisted in the 2d Reg., Wisconsin Volunteer Inf., April
20th, 1861; was assigned to the army of the Potomac in
June, 1861; in General Sherman's Brigade in first battle
of Bull Run; later to Gibbon's Brigade, afterwards known
as the "Iron Brigade," participating in most of the
battles in which this brigade was engaged and receiving
wounds in the battles of Ganesville, Ya., and Gettysburg.
Pa. In 1866 went into business in Evansville as blacksmith
and carriage builder. In 1873 he sold out and established
what is now known as the Baker Manufacturing Company,
engaged in the manufacture of pumps and windmills and has
continued in this business until the present time, at
first as general manager and in later years as president
and treasurer. He was elected to the assembly in 1904,
receiving 2,266 votes against 1,234 votes for Clark B.
Palmer (Dem.), and 191 votes for Wm. W. Gillies (Pro.).

Additional Comments:
Erickson, Halford.  The Blue Book of the State of
Wisconsin. Madison: Democrat Printing Co., State Printer,
1905.

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