Biographical Sketches:  JEREMIAH O'NEIL


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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.

Crawford County. (pp. 1144-1145) One District. Population, 1900 -
17,286.

JEREMIAH O'NEIL (Dem.) was born on a farm in the town of Utica,
Crawford county, Wis., Jan. 13, 1866; was educated in the common and
graded schools of Mt. Sterling and in the state normal school at
Oshkosh, completing the elementary course of the Normal School in June
1893. Taught school five years in Crawford county and three years in
Washington county, being principal of the graded schools in Kewaskum
from 1893 to 1896. Has been editor and publisher of The Kickapoo Chief
at Wauzeka since January 1st, 1899. Has held the office of president
of the village of Wauzeka two terms; was defeated for member of the
assembly in 1904, but was elected in 1906, receiving 1,567 votes
against 1,325 for A. M. Laird (Rep.).