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BIOGRAPHY. 1023 elected mayor of the city six terms, 1886-89, and also 1893-96; he was school commissioner 1895; received the unanimous nomination ten different years for mayor, two of Avhich he declined; court commis¬ sioner for the Sixth judicial circuit court 1880 to 1888; giA-eii Re¬ publican nomination for state senator 1890; director of public library board, 1895, 1905, resigned in 1905; vice-president library board 1899 to 1904, and a member of committee to select books; park commis¬ sioner 1895 to 1905; president park board 1900-05, until he resigned from board; president Republican Club 1900; president Museum His¬ tory and Art Association 1895-1908; citizen member board of equal¬ ization of assessments 1895; president Fox River Yalley Library As¬ sociation 1898 to 1903; president AVinnebago County Traveling Board of Libraries 1901-03; president AVisconsin Library Association 1901- 03; vice-director archeological section of AVisconsin Natural History Society, Milwaukee, 1902; charter member V^isconsin Archeological Society 1903, and Adce-president; member State Historical Society 1900-08, Aladison. AVrote the bill for county system of public trav¬ eling libraries for the rural districts, Avliich became a law in 1901 and is being rapidly adopted by the different counties in the state, with 165 libraries already in circulation, and thirteen counties have adopted the system. He prepared the bill and urged its passage before the committee by which the state assumes the publication of the pro¬ ceedings of the Archeological Society in 1905. Alade the memorial oration at the cemetery, on the invitation of the Grand Army posts of Menasha and Neenah, for ten years, 1880 to 1890, and again in 1905. Made the Fourth of July address each year from 1878 until 1899, twenty-one years. Lectured on "The Geological Formation of Green Bay" before the Avomen's clubs of that city in 1902; lectured on "Prehistoric AYisconsin" before Avomen's clubs, OconomoAvoc, AYisconsin, 1903; the Candlelight Club, the Cen¬ tury AVomen's Club and the Study Class of Oshkosh, and before Ripon College students at their chapel; on "Emblematic Alounds" at Carroll College before the field meet of the Archeological Society; lectured on "Great Inventors of AVisconsin" before Y. AI. C. A. of Kaukauna; "Great Men and AYomeii of AYisconsin," before the Y. AI. C. A, of Manitowoc and Avomen's clubs of Antigo, 1908; "Some Bright AA'^omen of AVisconsin," before Avomen's club of Kaukauna; and on the "Buried Forests and Gas AA'ells of the Fox River A/'alley," before Natural His¬ tory Society, at public library, Alilwaukee, 1902, AAdiich Avas published in their proceedings. Also delivered addresses before the same society on "Aboriginal Pottery," "Copper Age in America," "Aboriginal Alonuments in AA^innebago County," "Kames and Stone Circles,"
Object Description
Title | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
Title of work | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
Author | Lawson, Publius V. (Publius Virgilius), 1853-1920 |
Description | This 1908 history of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the county from the early years of European exploration and settlement. Topics covered include agriculture, educational institutions, Winnebago County residents in the Civil War and Spanish-American War, the legal and medical professions, civic and social organizations, businesses and industries, railroads, newspapers, schools, and churches. Histories of the cities and villages of Oshkosh, Neenah, and Menasha, as are biographical sketches of county residents. |
Place of Publication (Original) | Chicago |
Publisher (Original) | C.F. Cooper and Company |
Publication Date (Original) | 1908 |
Language | English |
Format-Digital | xml |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
Identifier-Digital | Winn1908000 |
State | Wisconsin; |
County | Winnebago County; |
Decade | 1630-1639; 1660-1669; 1670-1679; 1680-1689; 1710-1719; 1720-1729; 1730-1739; 1750-1759; 1760-1769; 1810-1819; 1820-1829; 1830-1839; 1840-1849; 1850-1859; 1860-1869; 1870-1879; 1880-1889; 1890-1899; 1900-1909; |
Subject | Ho Chunk Indians; Fox Indians; Menominee Indians; Sauk Indians; |
Type | Text |
Description
Title | 1023 |
Page Number | 1023 |
Title of work | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
Author | Lawson, Publius V. (Publius Virgilius), 1853-1920 |
Publication Date (Original) | 1908 |
Format-Digital | jpeg |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
Identifier-Digital | Winn19081129 |
Full Text | BIOGRAPHY. 1023 elected mayor of the city six terms, 1886-89, and also 1893-96; he was school commissioner 1895; received the unanimous nomination ten different years for mayor, two of Avhich he declined; court commis¬ sioner for the Sixth judicial circuit court 1880 to 1888; giA-eii Re¬ publican nomination for state senator 1890; director of public library board, 1895, 1905, resigned in 1905; vice-president library board 1899 to 1904, and a member of committee to select books; park commis¬ sioner 1895 to 1905; president park board 1900-05, until he resigned from board; president Republican Club 1900; president Museum His¬ tory and Art Association 1895-1908; citizen member board of equal¬ ization of assessments 1895; president Fox River Yalley Library As¬ sociation 1898 to 1903; president AVinnebago County Traveling Board of Libraries 1901-03; president AVisconsin Library Association 1901- 03; vice-director archeological section of AVisconsin Natural History Society, Milwaukee, 1902; charter member V^isconsin Archeological Society 1903, and Adce-president; member State Historical Society 1900-08, Aladison. AVrote the bill for county system of public trav¬ eling libraries for the rural districts, Avliich became a law in 1901 and is being rapidly adopted by the different counties in the state, with 165 libraries already in circulation, and thirteen counties have adopted the system. He prepared the bill and urged its passage before the committee by which the state assumes the publication of the pro¬ ceedings of the Archeological Society in 1905. Alade the memorial oration at the cemetery, on the invitation of the Grand Army posts of Menasha and Neenah, for ten years, 1880 to 1890, and again in 1905. Made the Fourth of July address each year from 1878 until 1899, twenty-one years. Lectured on "The Geological Formation of Green Bay" before the Avomen's clubs of that city in 1902; lectured on "Prehistoric AYisconsin" before Avomen's clubs, OconomoAvoc, AYisconsin, 1903; the Candlelight Club, the Cen¬ tury AVomen's Club and the Study Class of Oshkosh, and before Ripon College students at their chapel; on "Emblematic Alounds" at Carroll College before the field meet of the Archeological Society; lectured on "Great Inventors of AVisconsin" before Y. AI. C. A. of Kaukauna; "Great Men and AYomeii of AYisconsin" before the Y. AI. C. A, of Manitowoc and Avomen's clubs of Antigo, 1908; "Some Bright AA'^omen of AVisconsin" before Avomen's club of Kaukauna; and on the "Buried Forests and Gas AA'ells of the Fox River A/'alley" before Natural His¬ tory Society, at public library, Alilwaukee, 1902, AAdiich Avas published in their proceedings. Also delivered addresses before the same society on "Aboriginal Pottery" "Copper Age in America" "Aboriginal Alonuments in AA^innebago County" "Kames and Stone Circles" |
Type | Text |