Biographical Sketches: PAUL O. HUSTING ********************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ File Contributed by Lori Niemuth, dawnlea@ticon.net ********************************************************************* 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. Senate, p. 1125. The senate is composed of thirty-three members, who hold office for four years and receive $500 each for their services at each regular session. Members of the senate, session of 1907, representing odd- numbered districts, were elected in 1906. Their terms will end Jan. 1, 1911. Those representing even-numbered districts were elected in 1904. Their terms will end Jan. 1, 1909. The lieutenant-governor is president of the senate, but can vote only in case of a tie. A temporary president, to act in the absence of the president, is chosen by the members of the senate. The senate of 1907 consists of 27 republicans, 5 democrats, and one social democrat. Lieutenant-Governor W. D. Connor, president; Jas. H. Stout, president pro tem; A. R. Emerson, chief clerk; R. C. Falconer, sergeant-at-arms. Thirteenth Senatorial District. Dodge County. Population, 1900 - 46,631. (p. 1130) PAUL O. HUSTING (Dem.) was born at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on April 25th, 1866, a son of John P. Husting and Mary M. Husting nee Juneau, the latter being the daughter of Solomon Juneau, the founder of Milwaukee. He removed with his parents to Mayville, Wisconsin, in the year 1876. Received a common school education. Left school in his seventeenth year and became successively clerk in general store, railway postal clerk, and mailing clerk and later promoted to assistant bookkeeper in the office of the secretary of state. Entered the law school of the University of Wisconsin and passed the state bar examination and was admitted to the bar in 1895. Began the practice of law alone at Mayville immediately thereafter and in 1897 associated himself with C. W. Lamoreux under the firm name of Lamoreux & Husting which still exists. Was elected District Attorney of Dodge County in 1902 and was re-elected in 1904. Was elected to the Senate in 1906 receiving 4,646 votes against 2,746 for Leon Reible (Rep.) and 124 for G. A. Paddock (Pro.).