Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....HOST, ZENO M.
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Author: Halford Erickson

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

INSURANCE COMMISSIONER.

ZENO M. HOST (Rep.), of Milwaukee, was born of German
parentage in Lyons, Walworth county, Wisconsin, on July
1st, 1869. In February, 1883, be removed with his parents
to Milwaukee. With the exception of two terms of night
school at the Spencerian Business College of Milwaukee, he
received his education in the public schools of Walworth
county. At the age of fourteen he found employment in a
spice mill and afterwards as clerk in a retail grocery
store. In November, 1884, he was employed as office boy in
a wholesale and retail coal company's office, and worked
himself up step by step until he was given the position of
head bookkeeper, which he held until July 1st, 1891.
September 1st, 1891, he became bookkeeper for a building
and loan association, where he remained until December
31st, 1894. In the winter of '95 he organized the
Wisconsin National Loan and Building association and was
made a director and its secretary, which position he still
holds. In 1893 be began writing fire insurance in
connection with the building and loan business, and is at
present associated with his brother, Clemens P. Host, in
the insurance agency known as "Host Brothers." In August,
1900, he was chosen secretary of the Republican State
Central committee for a term of two years. He never held
public office, but was very active in fraternal
organizations. He has been grand chancellor of the Knights
of Pythias of Wisconsin, and is at the present time
representative from Wisconsin to the supreme lodge; he was
also assistant adjutant general on the staff of Gen. C. D.
Lisle, commander of Wisconsin Brigade, Uniform Rank,
Knights of Pythias, and is treasurer of the High Court of
Wisconsin, Independent Order of Foresters. He was elected
commissioner of insurance in November, 1902, and re-
elected November 8th, 1904, receiving 248,381 votes
against 148,836 for Henry Fetzer (Dem.), 10,891 for
William Roenitz (Nat. Rep.), 9,458 for Myron D. Reed
(Pro.), 27,817 for Arnold Zander (Soc. Dem.), and 297 for
William Beyer (Soc. Labor.).

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

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