Biographical Sketches: CHRISTIAN PICKART ********************************************************************* 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. 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. Fond du Lac County. (p. 1149) First District. The towns of Calumet, Empire, Fond du Lac, Forest, Friendship, Marshfield and Taycheedah, and the city of Fond du Lac. Population, 1900 - 24,041. CHRISTIAN PICKART (Dem.) was born in the town of Marshfield, Fond du Lac county, Wis., Nov. 15, 1870; received a common school education; was a cheese manufacturer from 1886 to 1892, when he entered the mercantile business in company with his brother Joseph, in which business he is still engaged; has been town clerk of his town five years; organized a new school district in his town and has been clerk of the same since its organization; was elected member of the assembly in 1904, re-elected in 1906 receiving 2,765 votes against 1,978 votes for Spencer Palmer.