Biographical Sketches:  WILLIAM S. IRVINE


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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.

Officers of the Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms. (p. 1178)

WILLIAMS S. IRVINE (Rep.) was born in Maryland, March 18th, 1851; came
with his parents to Wisconsin in 1852, settling in Trempealeau county;
received his education in the common schools; ;removed to Clark county
in 1870, and began farming in 1873; represented his town on the county
board for 16 years; was assessor for four years; appointed tax
commissioner for Eau Claire county for 1901; was elected member of
assembly in 1902, and re-elected in 1904. Was chosen sergeant-at-arms
of the assembly at the session of 1907.