Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....WHITEHEAD, JOHN M.
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Author: Halford Erickson

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

THE WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

SENATE. The senate is composed of thirty-three members,
who hold office for four years and receive $500 each for
their services at each regular session. Members of the
senate, session of 1905, representing odd-numbered
districts, were elected in 1902. Their terms will end Jan.
1, 1907. Those representing even-numbered districts were
elected in 1904. Their terms will end Jan. 1, 1909. The
lieutenant-governor is President of the senate, but can
vote only in case of a tie. A temporary president, to act
in the absence of the president, is chosen by the members
of the senate. The senate of 1905 contains 28 republicans,
4 democrats, and one social democrat. Lieutenant-Governor
James O. Davidson, president; James J. McGillivray,
president pro tern.; L. K. Eaton, chief clerk; R. C.
Falconer, sergeant-at-arms.



TWENTY-SECOND SENATORIAL DISTRICT. Rock county.
Population, 1900—51,203.

JOHN M. WHITEHEAD (Rep.) was born July 29, 1852, on a farm
near Hillsboro, Ill. He was educated at Hillsboro Academy,
preparatory department of Wabash College, Crawfordsville,
Ind. (1871-2), Williston Seminary, Easthampton, Mass.
(1872-3), Yale College (1873-77), where he took the degree
of A. B. He studied law and was admitted to the bar of
Illinois in October, 1880, and to the bar of Wisconsin in
September, 1883. He came to Wisconsin in August, 1883,
settling at Janesville, where he has since resided. Has
been a member of the county board of Rock county,
representing the fourth ward of Janesville. Was elected to
the state senate in 1896, 1900, and again in 1904,
receiving 5,810 votes against 4,200 for Robert M. Richmond
(Dem.), and 428 for Morris Mortimer (Soc. Dem.), and 401
for Thos. W. North (Pro.).

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

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