Biographical Sketches:  ALBERT W. DURLEY


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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.

Douglas County. (p. 1147) First District. The 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th and 6th
wards of the city of Superior. Population, 1900 - 18,040.

ALBERT W. DURLEY (Rep.), of Superior, was born on a farm near Hennepin
in Putnam county, Illinois, on October 15, 1841 and was educated in
the common and high schools of that locality; later attended college
at Wheaton, Ill., for two years, and Yale College for two years. He
served as Superintendent of Schools of Putnam county from 1872 to
1875, and since then has held no official position until now. He was
admitted to the practice of law by the Supreme court of Illinois [in]
1868 and has ever since then been engaged in the practice of his
profession. He moved to Superior, Wis., in 1892 and has lived there
since that time. He has been a life-long republican; was nominated for
the assembly in 1906 without opposition, and was elected, receiving
780 votes against 678 votes for J. S. Konkee (Dem.), 127 votes for
Jacob Lundee (Soc. Dem.) and 69 votes for Wm. V. Bolds (Pro.).