Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....SWENHOLT, JONAS
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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.

SHAWANO COUNTY.

One District. Population, 1900—27,475.

JONAS SWENHOLT (Rep.), of Shawano county, was born in town
of Oconomowoc, Waukesha county, Wis., Dec. 20, 1855. In
1863 he moved with his parents to Scandinavia, Waupaca
county, where he grew up on a farm and was educated in the
public schools. Moved to Wittenberg, Shawano county, in
1880 and conducted a mercantile and lumber business. He
was postmaster of Wittenberg two terms under Presidents
Hayes and Harrison. Held a number of different town and
village offices. In 1894 he was elected register of deeds
for Shawano county and was re-elected to that office in
1896. Since 1898 he has been in the real estate business.
He was elected member of the assembly for Shawano county
in 1900 and was again elected in 1904 by 3,320 votes,
against 1,565 for Frank F. Koske (Dem.).

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

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