Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....BUSACKER, CARL F ************************************************ 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, 9:54 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. MILWAUKEE COUNTY. Twelfth District. The 19th and 22d wards of the city ot Milwaukee. Population, 1900—20,231. CARL F. BUSACKER (Rep.) was born at Reval, Pommern, Germany, April 3d, 1854. At the age of fifteen he became an apprentice at the milling and millwright trade in which he was engaged until the age of 20 years, when he enlisted in the German army. He served three years, during the third year of service he was promoted to the military pioneer school. Came over to this country in the year 1881, and settled in the city of Milwaukee. Worked at the carpenter trade until 1886, when he engaged In the carpentry and contracting business, and is still active in the same. He is a director of the Badger State Bank of Milwaukee. Was elected supervisor of the twenty-second ward of Milwaukee in 1904, and re-elected for the same office In 1906. In 1908 he was elected to the assembly, receiving 2,047 votes against 1,956 for C. D. Thompson (Soc. Dem.), 1,839 for George Schaefer (Dem.), and 100 for B. C. Hughes (Pro.). 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/busacker982gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb