Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....WYLIE, GEORGE ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tina S. Vickery tsvickery@gmail.com October 22, 2007, 7:29 pm 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-SEVENTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT. Columbia and Sauk counties. Population, 1900—64,127. GEORGE WYLIE (Rep.), of Columbia county, was born in Scotland in the year 1848; was educated in the common schools of this country; is engaged in general farming and breeding of pure bred stock; is at present a member of the State Board of Agriculture and the State Live Stock Sanitary Board. Was elected member of assembly in 1897 and again in 1899. Was elected in 1902 state senator, receiving 6,198 votes against 4,075 votes for John M. Kelley ,(Dem.), and 449 votes for Ben. F. Thomas (Pro.), scattering, 1. Additional Comments: Erickson, Halford. The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Madison: Democrat Printing Co., State Printer, 1905. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/history/bluebook/1905/bios/wylie382nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/wifiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb