Biographical Sketches:  JOHN F. HUGHES


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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.

Dodge County. (p. 1146) Second District. The towns of Calamas,
Chester, Elba, Fox Lake, Lowell, Oak Grove, Portland, Trenton and
Westford, the vilalges of Fox Lake, Lowell and Reeseville, the east
ward of the village of Randolph, the south ward of the city of Waupun,
and the cities of Juneau and Beaver Dam. Population, 1900 - 22,995.

JOHN F. HUGHES (Dem.) was born in the town of Lowell, Dodge county,
Wis., June 12, 1870; is at present publisher of the "Reeseville
Review" and the "Wisconsin Druggist;" was elected member of the
assembly in 1906 receiving 2,180 votes against 1,275 votes cast for
Hayden Caniff (Rep.) and 82 votes for Rich D. Jones (Pro.).