Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....GROSSE, JOHN
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Tina Vickery tsvickery@gmail.com December 11, 2007, 10:17 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.

OCONTO COUNTY. One District. Population, 1900-20,874.

JOHN GROSSE (Rep.) was born at Green Bay, Wisconsin, on
the 15th day of August, 1864, in the old historic bank
building. He was educated in the common school in the town
he now lives in, and graduated from the Green Bay Business
College in 1884. He held the office of town clerk for a
number of years and is the present clerk; has held the
office of chairman of supervisors of his town for six
years, and as such was elected vice-chairman of the county
board of Oconto county. He holds a U. S. government pilot
and engineer's license and at present is engaged in the
general merchandise business, farming and fishing. He was
elected to the assembly in 1908, receiving 2,998 votes
against 1,548 votes for Mathew Finnegan (Dem.).

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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