Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....CHINNOCK, JOHN A. ************************************************ 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, 12:03 pm 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. ST. CROIX COUNTY. One District. Population, 1900—26,830. JOHN A. CHINNOCK (Rep.) was born March 23d, 1850, in Trombell county, Ohio. Came to St. Croix county, Wisconsin, in 1851 with his parents, settling on a farm in what is now the town of Troy. At 21 years of age he bought a farm in same town, in 1881 bought another farm and was married. Has carried on both farms until 1905, when he removed to his present home in the city of Hudson. Was chairman of the town of Troy several years and served as chairman of the county board of supervisors one term. Was elected to assembly in 1908, receiving 2,923 votes against 2,105 for A. J. Walker (Dem.). 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/chinnock1001gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb