Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....LENTZ, CHARLES
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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.

DODGE COUNTY.

First District. The towns of Ashippun, Clyman, Emmett,
Herman, Hubbard, Hustisford, Lebanon, Leroy, Lornira,
Rubicon, Shields, Theresa and Williams town, the 5th and
6th wards of the city of Watertown, the villages of
Lomira, Theresa, Hustisford and Neosha, the cities of
Horicon and Mayville. Population, 1900—23,686.

CHARLES LENTZ (Dem.) was born in the town of Herman, Dodge
county, Wisconsin, on the 28th day of October, 1859.
Received a common school education and parochial school
education. Worked on his father's farm until 1881; went to
Illinois and was there employed in a malleable iron
foundry for eight months. He came back again to Wisconsin
on the farm, got married in 1883 and has almost always
been engaged in farming. He has held numerous offices of
trust and honor, having been district school clerk for
twelve years, town supervisor two years, town clerk for
six years, town chairman for ten years (of which he served
four years as chairman of the county board), also thirteen
years director and six years treasurer of the Herman
Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company. Was elected sheriff of
Dodge county for the term 1905-1906. Was elected member of
the assembly in 1908, receiving 3,177 votes against 1,780
votes for Theo dore E. Melcber (Rep.).

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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