Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....BICHLER, WILLIAM J. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tina Vickery tsvickery@gmail.com December 11, 2007, 11:15 am Author: Beck, J. D. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. THE WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE. ASSEMBLY. L. H. BANCROFT, Speaker; O. E. SHAFFER, Chief Clerk; W. S. IRVINE, Sergeant-at-Arms. The assembly consists of 100 members. They are chosen biennally and receive $500 for their services during the term. The speaker is chosen by the members and receives an additional $500 for his services as speaker. The assembly of 1909 contains 76 republicans, 19 democrats, and 5 social democrats. OZAUKEE COUNTY. One District. Population, 1900—16,363. WILLIAM J. BICHLER (Dem.), of Belgium, Wis., was born in the town of Holland, Sheboygan county, November 14th, 1870. Followed farm life and attended the common schools of said town; later entered the Pio Nono College at St. Francis, Wis., and at the age of eighteen began teaching, which profession he followed for five years in Sheboygan county. In 1894 he settled in the town of Belgium, Ozaukee county, and took up general farming, where he has since conducted a grain and dairy farm. He is also engaged in the real estate and insurance business. Has been secretary of the town of Belgium Mutual Fire Insurance Co. since 1895. Is serving as chairman of the town of Belgium since the spring of 1906. In the fall of 1903 he was chosen chairman of the county board of Ozaukee county. Was elected to the assembly in 1906, and re- elected in 1908, receiving 8,008 votes against 984 votes for Henry Kickhaefer (Rep.). Additional Comments: Beck, J. D. . The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Madison, Wis.: Democrat Printing Co., State Printer, 1909. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/history/bluebook/1909/bios/bichler991gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb