Biographical Sketches:  W. A. CERNAHAN


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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.

Eau Claire County. (p. 1148) Second District. The towns of Bridge
Creek, Brunswick, Clear Creek, Drammen, Fairchild, Lincoln,
Luddington, Otter Creek, Pleasant Valley, Union and Washington, the
village of Fairchild, the 4th and 7th wards of the city of Eau Claire,
and the city of Augusta. Population, 1900 - 15,902.

W. A. CERNAHAN (Dem.) was born at the Pines, town of Union, in Eau
Claire county, January 30, 1866; is a farmer by occupation; was
educated in the common schools of his native county. Mr. Cernahan has
held numerous town and county offices and was elected member of
assembly in 1906, receiving 876 votes against 746 for Chrls. N. Saugen
(Rep.) and 13 for R. Biegel (Soc. Dem.).