Biographical Sketches:  D. C. COOLIDGE


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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.

Dunn County. (p. 1148) One District. Population, 1900 - 25,043.

D. C. COOLIDGE (Rep.) was born at St. Cloud, Wis., in 1871. Completed
academic education in 1891. Since death of father in 1891 he has had
charge of the Downing Mfg. Company's saw mills, general store and
farms. Finished logging in 1900 and organized state bank in 1901. Town
chairman three years. Chairman county board two years. Received
unanimous votes as a delegate to last National Convention. At present
he is a member of the board of trustees Dunn county insane asylum.
Elected to assembly in 1906 without opposition at primaries or general
elected, receiving 1,929 votes.