Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....BISHOP, ISAAC THORN
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Author: Beck, J. D.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

THE WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

SENATE.

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 1908.
Their terms will end Jan. 1, 1913. 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 1909 contains 38 republicans, 4 democrats, and
one social democrat. Lieutenant-Governor John Strange,
president; Jas. H. Stout, president pro tem; F. E.
Andrews, chief clerk; R. C. Falconer, sergeant-at-arms.

THIRD SENATORIAL DISTRICT.

Kenosha and Racine counties.   Population,  1900—67,351.

ISAAC THORN BISHOP (Rep.), of Soiners, Kenosha county,
Wis., is a native of that place. Born June 6th, 1844, of
New England parents. Attended common schools only. He was
a farmer until the year 1861, when he accepted a clerkship
with Doan & Hawley, dry goods merchants, in the city of
Kenosha. He volunteered in Sept., 1862, and served three 3
years in the civil war, participating in the battles of
Arkansas Post, Raymond, Champion Hills, Black River Bridge
and the siege of Vicksburg. After the war he engaged in
farming and now owns and operates a farm that his father
bought from the government before the subject of this
sketch was born. He served his town as chairman five
years, justice of the peace eleven years, and is serving
his 28th year as secretary of the Somers Mutual Fire
Insurance company. He was elected state senator in 1906,
receiving 4,978 votes against 4,392 for Michael Higgins
(Dem.), 1,116 for W. W. Britton (Soc. Dem.), and two for
O. W. Johnson (Pro.).

Additional Comments:
Beck, J. D. . The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin.
Madison, Wis.: Democrat Printing Co., State Printer, 1909.

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