- First District. The towns of Avon, Center, Fulton, Janesville,
Lima, Magnolia, Milton, Porter, Rock, Spring Valley and Union,
and the cities of Edgerton and Evansville. Population, 1900--16,902.
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- ALLEN S. BAKER (Rep.) was born near Evansville, Wis., January
12, 1842. Received a common school education and commenced business
for himself in 1859 as a mechanic. Enlisted in the 2d Reg., Wisconsin
Volunteer Inf., April 20th, 1861; was assigned to the army of
the Potomac in June, 1861; in General Sherman's brigade in first
battle of Bull Run; later to Gibbons brigade, afterwards known
as the "Iron Brigade;" he participated in most of the
battles in which this brigade was engaged and received wounds
in the battles of Ganesville, Va., and Gettysburg, Pa. In 1886
went into business in Evansville as blacksmith and carriage builder.
In 1873 sold out and established what is now known as Baker Manufacturing
Company, engaged in the manufacture of pumps and windmills and
has continued in this business until the present time, at first
as general manager and in later years as president and treasurer.
He was elected to the assembly in 1904, re-elected in 1906, receiving
1,175 against 707 for John Sherman (Dem.).
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- Taken from "The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin:
Complied and Published Under the Direction of J. D. Beck, Secretary
of State" (c)1907 Democrat Printing Company, State Printer,
Madison [WI], p. 1169.
- Courtesy of Lori
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