- JAMES G. WICKHEM, attorney at law, of Beloit, was born in
Dodge County, Wis., on the 31st
- day of October, 1857. His parents, John and Catherine (JOYCE)
WICKHEM, were natives of Ireland, but in early life emigrated
to the United States and located in Dodge County, where they
reared a family of seven children, as follows - Michael, a prosperous
farmer in Dodge County; P.F., one of the prominent merchants
and business men of Alexandria, Hanson Co., Dak., who has been
Mayor of the city and is now County Treasurer for the second
term; James G. of this sketch; Maria, who resides with her parents;
Ella, a bookkeeper for her brother P.F.; Maggie, a very successful
teacher in the Beloit city schools, and Katie, who died in infancy.
- Our subject graduated in the Waterloo High School in Jefferson
County, Wis. He then attended the
- State University at Madison for five years and completed
a course in the law department in that institution. He obtained
his education largely by teaching school, having been at one
time Principal of the Sun Prairie High School, in Dane County,
Wis.
- He commenced practicing law in Beloit, Oct. 1, 1883. Mr.
WICKHEM is a close student, a young
- man of good judgment, and by close application to business
and honest dealing, he has worked up a practice of which many
an older lawyer might well be proud. He is an earnest Democrat
and seems to have been born with a natural instinct for politics.
In 1888 he was chosen president of the Democratic Club of Beloit,
and while in that position did good service for his party. He
has also been a member of the City Council. Mr. WICKHEM is an
indefatigable worker in whatever he undertakes, possessing studious
habits and intellectual faculties of a high order; his ability,
both natural and acquired, are such as to attract attention and
command respect. Nature has happily endowed him with a fine physique,
a good voice, and a gift of oratory, which specially fits him
for his chosen life work. Quick in perception, and correct in
analysis, his conclusions are logical and convincing.
- In 1887 Mr. WICKHEM was united in marriage to Miss Mary V.
DUNN, daughter of William
- DUNN, who for many years was general freight agent of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad, residing at Madison,
Wis. Their union has been blessed with one child, a son, John
D.
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- Taken from "The Portrait and Biographical Album of
Rock County, Wis." (c)1889, pp. 892-893.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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