Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....BERNER, ED. J. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tina Vickery tsvickery@gmail.com October 27, 2007, 4:54 pm 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. MILWAUKEE COUNTY. Ninth District, The ninth ward of the city of Milwaukee. Population, 1900—17,653. ED. J. BERNER (Soc. Dem.) was born in Freistadt, Ozaukee county, Wis., May 17, 1864, came to Milwaukee in the year of 1872, was educated in the 9th district school. Has been interested in the trades union movement for the past 15 years; held various offices in same; was elected a member of the assembly in 1904, receiving 1,348 votes against 1,168 votes for Frank Mueller (liep.), and 844 votes for Jacob Kehrein (Dem.), and 28 votes for Elias Lehman (Ind. Rep.). Additional Comments: Erickson, Halford. The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Madison: Democrat Printing Co., State Printer, 1905. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/history/bluebook/1905/bios/berner412nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/wifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb