Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....ROYCRAFT, THOS. A.
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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 STREVELER, 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. BURNETT AND POLK COUNTIES.

CHIPPEWA COUNTY.

First District. The towns of Edson, Delmar, LaFayette,
Sigel, Tilden and Wheaton, the third, fourth, fifth,
sixth, eighth, ninth, and tenth wards of the city of
Chippewa Falls, the city of Stanley, and the villages of
Boyd and Cadott.    Population, 1900—15,676.


THOS. A. ROYCRAFT (Rep.) was born in County Cork, Ireland,
May 26, 1853; came to this country in 1863 and settled on
a farm near Omro, Winnebago county, Wis. Moved to Chippewa
county in 1866, where he has resided ever since; received
a common school education; is a farmer, dairyman and
mechanic; has held the office of assessor for three years,
chairman of the town board for three years, and town
treasurer for a number of years, which office he now
holds; has also been a director of the Eagle Point
Insurance Company for fifteen years. Organized the
Lafayette Dairying company in 1897, and has been the
secretary of that company ever since. He has always been a
republican. He was elected to the assembly in 1904,
receiving 1,969 votes against 1,326 votes for Geo. B.
McCall (Dem.).

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

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