Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....SAUGEN, CHRIS. N.
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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.


EAU  CLAIRE COUNTY. Second District. The towns of Bridge
Creek, Brunswick, Clear Creek, Dramnien, Fairchild,
Lincoln, Luddington, Otter Creek, Pleasant Valley, Union
and Washington, the village of Fairchild, the 4th and 7th
wards of the city of Eau Claire, and the city of Augusta.
Population, 1900—15,902.

CHRIS. N. SAUGEN (Rep.), of Pleasant Valley, Eau Claire
county, Wis., was born in Norway January 1, 1852; came to
Trempealeau county, Wis., with his parents in 1866,
settling on a homestead, where he worked and attended a
country school until 1870; worked in the lumber woods and
on the river up to 1876, when he removed to Eau Claire
county and began farming; represented his town on the
county board for 8 years; was assessor 4 years, and has
been president of the Pleasant Valley Co-operative
Creamery company five years; was elected to the assembly
in 1904. reeciving 1,750 votes against 771 votes for Bert
Frederick (Dem.), and 87 votes for John Mayo (Pro.).

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

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