Biographical Sketches:  DAVID F. MAINS


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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.

Vernon County. (p. 1173) One District. Population, 1900 - 28,351.

DAVID F. MAINS (Rep.), of Viroqua, was born Sept. 14, 1874, in the
town of Webster, Vernon county, and has been a resident of said county
since. Is a farmer by occupation. He was educated in the district
schools and the Cashton and Viroqua high schools. He taught school
from 1896-1900, the last three years of which time he served as town
clerk of the town of Clinton. He was elected clerk of the circuit
court in 1900, re-elected in 1902, and in 1904. Was elected to the
assembly in 1906, receiving 2,360 votes against 1,451 votes for J. K.
Schreiner (Dem.).