Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....TARRELL, RICHARD E
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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.

LAFAYETTE COUNTY.

One district. Population, 1900—20,956.

RICHARD E TARRELL (Rep.), was born in the town of Paris in
Grant county, Wisconsin, May 5th, 1856: educated in the
common schools; is a blacksmith by trade, and followed
that business for twenty-two years;. In ths spring of 1878
moved to the village of Elk Grove, La Fayette county,
Wisconsin; In 1880 was elected director of the school
board in the village of Elk Grove, and was re-elected for
fourteen years. At the age of twenty-four was elected as a
member of the board of supervisors and served several
terms in that capacity; also elected treasurer of the town
and served one term and was elected as chairman of the
board and served two terms, resigning that office In
November of 1894, when he was elected sheriff of La
Fayette county; served as sheriff during the years 1895-
96; since that time has been engaged in the furniture and
undertaking business In Darlington, Wis. Was elected
member of assembly in 1902, receiving 2,367 votes against
2,125 for Michael A. O'Brien (Dem.), and re-elected in
1904, receiving 2,609 votes against 2,219 for John Kittler
(Dem.), and 75 for Hans H. Moe (Pro.).

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

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