Biographical Sketches:  ED. J. BERNER


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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.

Milwaukee County. (p. 1162) Ninth District. The ninth ward of the city
of Milwaukee. Population, 1900 - 17,653.

ED. J. BERNER (Soc. Dem.) was born in Freistadt, Ozaukee county, Wis.,
May 17, 1864, came to Milwaukee in the year of 1872, was educated in
the 9th district school. Has been interested in the trades union
movement for the past 15 years; held various offices in same; was
elected a member of the assembly in 1904, and re-elected in 1906,
receiving 1,147 votes against 902 for A. H. Lambeck (Rep.) and 539 for
Jacob Kehrein (Dem.).