Biographical Sketches:  J. D. HARRING


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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.

Juneau County. (pp. 1153-1154) One District. Population, 1900 -
20,629.

J. D. HARRING (Rep.) was born in the town of Muskego, Waukesha county,
Wisconsin; educated in the common schools of the country. In 1870
moved onto a farm in Richland Center. While there held the offices of
assessor, supervisor, and member of the county board for five years.
In 1885 moved to Juneau county and purchased a farm in the town of
Armenia; while here he has held the offices of town clerk, justice of
the peace, supervisor, and member of the county board, the last named
for nine years; has also been postmaster at Armenia for the last seven
years. In 1906 was elected to the assembly, receiving 2.050 votes
against 1,461 for Peter A. Cleary (Dem.).