Biographical Sketches:  WILLIAM J. BICHLER


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The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Compiled and Published under
the direction of J. D. Beck, Commissioner of Labor and Industrial
Statistics 1907.

The Wisconsin Blue Book. VII. Biographical Sketches. The Wisconsin
Legislature. Assembly, p. 1139

HERMAN L. KERN, Speaker; C. E. SHAFFER, Chief Clerk; W. S. IRVINE,
Sergeant-at-Arms.

The assembly consists of 100 members. They are chosen biennially and
receive $500 for their services during their term. The speaker is
chosen by the members and receives an additional $500 for his services
as speaker. The assembly of 1907 contains 76 republicans, 19
democrats, and 5 social democrats.

Ozaukee County. (p. 1166) One District. Population, 1900 - 16,363.

WILLIAM J. BICHLER (Dem.), of Belgium, Wis., was born in the town of
Holland, Sheboygan county, Nov. 14, 1870. Followed farm life and
attended the common schools of said town; later entered the Pio Nono
College at St. Francis, Wis., and at the age of eighteen began
teaching, which profession he followed for five years in Sheboygan
county. In 1894 he settled in the town of Belgium, Ozaukee county and
took up general farming, where he has since conducted a grain and
dairy farm. He is also engaged in the real estate and insurance
business. Has been secretary of the town of Belgium Mutual Fire Ins.
Co. since 1895. In the spring of 1906 he was elected chairman of the
town of Belgium. Was elected to the assembly in 1906, receiving 1,804
votes against 831 for Peter L. Pierron (Rep.), 69 for William E.
Vetter (Soc. Dem.) and 63 for Arthur J. Pallansch (Ind.).