Biographical Sketches:  S. F. WEHRWEIN


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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.

Manitowoc County. (p. 1156) First District. The towns of Centerville,
Liberty, Manitowoc, Manitowoc Rapids, Meeme and Newton, and the city
of Manitowoc. Population, 1900 - 20,343.

S. F. WEHRWEIN (Rep.) was born in the town of Newton, Manitowoc
county, Wis., January, 1869; was educated in the public schools of
that county; later attended the Oshkosh Normal School for two years.
He taught for seven years in Manitowoc county, then took charge of his
father's farm during which time he was chosen one of the trustees of
the Farmers' Mutual Fire Ins. Co.; he is now again engaged in
teaching. In 1906 he was elected president of the Manitowoc County
Teachers' Association, and for two years he served as member of the
board of common school examiners. He has been elected to represent his
district as a delegate to county and state conventions and was elected
member of the assembly in 1904 and re-elected in 1906, receiving 1,784
votes against 1,214 for Albert Tomahek (Dem.).