Biographical Sketches:  ALLEN S. 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.

Rock County. (p. 1169) First District. The towns of Avon, Center,
Fulton, Janesville, Lima, Magnolia, Milton, Porter, Rock, Spring
Valley and Union, and the cities of Edgerton and Evansville.
Population, 1900 - 16,902.

ALLEN S. BAKER (Rep.) was born near Evansville, Wis., January 12,
1842. Received a common school education and commenced business for
himself in 1859 as a mechanic. Enlisted in the 2d Reg., Wisconsin
Volunteer Inf., April 20th, 1861; was assigned to the army of the
Potomac in June, 1861; in General Sherman's brigade in first battle of
Bull Run; later to Gibbons brigade, afterwards known as the "Iron
Brigade;" he participated in most of the battles in which this brigade
was engaged and received wounds in the battles of Ganesville, Va., and
Gettysburg, Pa. In 1886 went into business in Evansville as blacksmith
and carriage builder. In 1873 sold out and established what is now
known as Baker Manufacturing Company, engaged in the manufacture of
pumps and windmills and has continued in this business until the
present time, at first as general manager and in later years as
president and treasurer. He was elected to the assembly in 1904, re-
elected in 1906, receiving 1,175 against 707 for John Sherman (Dem.).