Biographical Sketches:  JOHN FRANKLIN BAKER


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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.

Jackson County. (p. 1152) One District. Population, 1900 - 17,405.

JOHN FRANKLIN BAKER (Rep.), Alma Center, Wis., was born in the town of
Garden Valley, Jackson county, Wis., Nov. 14th, 1881. He attended the
common schools and later in 1899 completed the course in the Alma
Center high school. In 1900 he was graduated from the Black River high
school. In 1901 he entered the University of Wisconsin and took his
major work in economics and political science. He received the degree
of A.B. in the year 1905. In the fall of 1906 he entered the law
school of the university, where he is still engaged in the study of
law. He has the distinction of being the youngest member of the
present legislature. He was elected to the assembly in 1906, receiving
1,904 votes against 288 for Charles F. Rainey (Dem.).