Biographical Sketches:  WM. M. PERRY


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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.

Winnebago County. (p. 1176) First District. The town of Oshkosh and
the 1st, 2d, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th and 12th wards of the city
of Oshkosh. Population, 1900 - 20,317.

WM. M. PERRY (Rep.) was born in Portage county, Ohio, May 27, 1842.
Received common school education, was brought up on the farm, enlisted
in Company F, 7th Ohio Infantry in June 27, 1861 and served three
years in the Civil War, was wounded at Dumfrees Landing and taken
prisoner on the 27th of December, 1862 and spent the winter of 1862 in
Libby Prison. Was exchanged April 4, 1863 and discharged at Cleveland,
Ohio, on the 7th of July, 1864. Moved to Wisconsin in 1865, was a
member of the board of supervisors of Taylor county in 1880, then
moved to Oshkosh where he has since resided; is a mason and contractor
by trade; was elected member of assembly in 1904, and re-elected
November 6, 1906, receiving 1,799 votes against 1,598 for John
Villwalk (Dem.) and 83 for Stephen P. Jones (Pro.).