Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....WHITMAN, PLATT
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Tina Vickery tsvickery@gmail.com December 10, 2007, 5:20 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.

IOWA COUNTY.

One District.   Population,  1900—83,114.

PLATT WHITMAN (Rep.), of Highland, Wisconsin, banker and
lawyer, was born at Dodgeville, Wisconsin, on the 6th day
of February, 1871. He graduated from the Dodgeville high
school in 1888; from the University of Wisconsin in 1893;
and from the law department of the University of Wisconsin
in 1895. Mr. Whitman was engaged in the practice of law at
Boscobel, Wisconsin, until 1904, and in 1903 organized the
Highland State Bank, of which he is president. He moved to
Highland, Wisconsin, in 1904 and since that time has been
actively engaged in the banking business. Was elected to
the Wisconsin assembly from the 39th assembly district in
1908, receiving 3,027 votes against 1,954 votes for John
B. Egan (Dem.), and 235 votes for Chas. H. Berryman
(Pro.).

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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