Biographical Sketches:  JAMES A. WRIGHT


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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. Senate, p. 1125.

The senate is composed of thirty-three members, who hold office for
four years and receive $500 each for their services at each regular
session. Members of the senate, session of 1907, representing odd-
numbered districts, were elected in 1906. Their terms will end Jan. 1,
1911. Those representing even-numbered districts were elected in 1904.
Their terms will end Jan. 1, 1909. The lieutenant-governor is
president of the senate, but can vote only in case of a tie. A
temporary president, to act in the absence of the president, is chosen
by the members of the senate. The senate of 1907 consists of 27
republicans, 5 democrats, and one social democrat. Lieutenant-Governor
W. D. Connor, president; Jas. H. Stout, president pro tem; A. R.
Emerson, chief clerk; R. C. Falconer, sergeant-at-arms.

Thirtieth Senatorial District. Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade,
Lincoln, Oneida and Vilas counties. Population, 1900 - 53,835. (p.
1136)

JAMES A. WRIGHT, of Merrill, Lincoln county, has always been a
Republican, is a native of Wisconsin. Was born in Racine, Wis., June
17th, 1873, moving to Merrill, Wis., in 1880, and has since resided
there. Was educated in public schools and later took a business course
at Northern Illinois Normal School and Dixon Business College. Was
then associated with the H. W. Wright Lumber Company, served as vice
president, and upon death of father in 1901 became president of same.
In 1903 organized the Wisconsin Lumber Company of Littell, Washington,
and was elected president of the same. He is also a director of
Lincoln County Bank, of Merrill, Wis. He had never sought office
before, but was unanimously nominated on the Republican ticket, and in
the election for state senator November 8th, 1904, received 9,792
votes against 4,382 cast for D. H. Walker (Dem.).