Biographical Sketches:  JOHN O. THOMAS


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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.

Racine County. (p. 1168) Second District. The towns of Burlington,
Caledonia, Dover, Mt. Pleasant, Norway, Raymond, Rochester, Waterford
and Yorkville, the village of Union Grove, the seventh ward of the
city of Racine, and the city of Burlington. Population, 1900 - 20,837.

JOHN O. THOMAS (Rep.) was born in the town of Caledonia, Racine
county, Wis., Nov. 23, 1867, of Welsh parentage. He received his
education in the district school of his home district and the Belle
City Business College of Racine, Wis. He is engaged in Dairying and
general farming. He served for three years as town clerk of the town
of Caledonia, Racine county, Wis. He was elected member of the
assembly in 1904, and re-elected in 1906, receiving 1,267 votes
against 1,117 for Chas. A. Apple (Dem.), 201 for Walter Moe (Soc.
Dem.) and 112 for Thomas A. Griffiths (Pro.).