Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....BROOKS, HALL L.
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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.

LINCOLN COUNTY.

One district. Population, 1900—16,269.

HALL L. BROOKS (Rep.), of Tomahawk, Wis., was born in
Modford, Mass., Oct. 1, 1864. Came to Wisconsin in 1885;
was for eight years a memher of board of supervisors of
Langlade county; has lived for the past six years at
Tomahawk, Lincoln county; always has been engaged in the
lumber and cedar pole business, He was elected to the
assembly in 1904, receiving 2,339 votes against 1,539
votes for James E. Leary (Dem,), and 98 votes for Joseph
Weiss (Soc. Dem.).

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

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