Biographical Sketches:  WILBER CAHOON


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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.

Sauk County. (p. 1170) First District. The towns of Baraboo, Dellona,
Delton, Excelsior, Fairchild, Freedom, Greenfield, Merrimac, Prairie
du Sac and Sumpter, the villages of Ableman, Merrimac, North Freedom,
Prairie du Sac and Sauk City and the city of Baraboo. Population, 1900
- 16,905.

WILBER CAHOON (Rep.) was born in the town of Baraboo, march 22, 1868,
and still resides within half a mile from where he was born; he
received a common school education; by occupation he is a farmer; has
been elected to numerous offices of public trust. He was elected to
the assembly in 1906, receiving 1,599 votes against 849 for Fred W.
Zantow (Dem.) and 175 for Edwin R. Thomas (Pro.).