Biographical Sketches:  W. M. CURTISS


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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.

Kenosha County. (p. 1154) One District. Population, 1900 - 21,707.

W. M. CURTISS (Rep.), of the town of Salem, Kenosha county, Wis.,
(post office, Trevor), was born in the town where he resides Nov. 1st,
1852; received a common school education; is by occupation a farmer;
has been elected to numerous offices of public trust; was elected to
the assembly Nov. 8, 1904, and re-elected in 1906, receiving 2,047
votes against 1,668 for Elmer L. Marlette (Dem.), 191 votes for Alfred
T. Decker (Pro.) and 269 for John Burns (Soc. Dem.).