Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....PHILIPPS , SR., PETER
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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.

OUTAGAMIE COUNTY.

Second District. The towns of Black Creek, Buchanan,
Cicero, Deer Creek, Freedom, Hortonia, Kaukauna, Liberty,
Maine, Maple Creek, Osborn and Seymour, that part of the
Oneida reservation that lies within Outagamie county, the
villages of Hortonville and Little Chute, the cities of
Kaukauna and Seymour and the 3d ward of the city of New
London. Population, 1900—28,145.

PETER PHILIPPS, SR. (Rep.), of the city of Kaukauna, was
born June 5th, 1835, in Geisfeld, Prussia. Received a
common school education; is a retired farmer and
blacksmith; came with his parents to Wisconsin in 1846,
and to Meeme, Manitowoc county, in March, 1818. Enlisted
in Company B, 45th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry,
as a private; was stationed at Nashville, Tennessee;
promoted to sergeant and was mustered out at the
expiration of war by order of the war department. Has been
postmaster of Meeme nineteen years. Was secretary at the
Meeme Mutual Home Protective Fire Insurance Co. seven
years. He was elected to the assembly from the First
district, Manitowoc county, for the year 1882. Moved with
his family to the city of Kaukauna in 1890, was appointed
postmaster in 1894 by Dr. H. B. Tanner, first Republican
mayor of the city of Kaukauna, and held the office under
different Republican administrations for four years. Is
now holding the office of supervisor of the third ward and
has been ten years, the last five years having been
elected without opposition. Was elected member of the
assembly in 1908, receiving 2,265 votes against 2,225
votes for Henry Knapstein (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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