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James H. Carroll
James Henry Carroll (May 7, 1876October 17, 1950) was an American businessman and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from Ashland County, Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin Senate for 12 years, representing Wisconsin's 12th Senate district from 1925 to 1933, and from 1941 to 1945. Biography Carroll was primarily engaged in the real estate and insurance businesses, also having worked as a teacher and a banker."Former State Senator, James H. Carroll, Dies", ''The Oshkosh Northwestern'' (October 17, 1950), p. 12. In 1938, he was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 10th congressional district. He lost to incumbent Bernard J. Gehrmann. Carroll was a Republican Party (United States), Republican. Carroll died at the age of 74, due to a heart ailment. References 1876 births 1950 deaths People from Manitowoc County, Wisconsin People from Ashland County, Wisconsin Republican Party Wisconsin state se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin's 12th Senate District
The 12th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate. Located in northern Wisconsin, the district comprises Florence County, Wisconsin, Florence, Forest County, Wisconsin, Forest, Langlade County, Wisconsin, Langlade, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, Lincoln, Menominee County, Wisconsin, Menominee, and Oneida County, Wisconsin, Oneida counties, and most of Marinette County, Wisconsin, Marinette, Oconto County, Wisconsin, Oconto, and Vilas County, Wisconsin, Vilas counties, as well as parts of northern Marathon County, Wisconsin, Marathon County and Shawano County, Wisconsin, Shawano County. Current elected officials Mary Felzkowski is the senator representing the 12th district. She was first elected in the 2020 Wisconsin State Senate election, 2020 general election. She previously served 8 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, State Assembly. Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 12th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph E
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled '' Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest A
Ernest is a given name derived from Germanic languages, Germanic word ''ernst'', meaning "serious". Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People *Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor *Ernest, Margrave of Austria (1027–1075) *Ernest, Duke of Bavaria (1373–1438) *Ernest, Duke of Opava (c. 1415–1464) *Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1482–1553) *Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels (1623–1693) *Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1629–1698) *Ernest, Count of Stolberg-Ilsenburg (1650–1710) *Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (1771–1851), son of King George III of Great Britain *Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1818–1893), sovereign duke of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha *Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover (1845–1923) *Ernest, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal (1846–1925) *Ernest Augustus, Prince of Hanover (1914–1987) *Prince Ernst August of Hanover (born 1954 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chester Howell Werden
Chester Howell Werden (August 10, 1857 – October 31, 1930) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate. Biography Werden was born on August 10, 1857, in Hastings, Ontario.''Journal of Proceedings of the Sixtieth Session of the Wisconsin Legislature''. 1931. Madison: Democrat Printing Company, p. 205. He attended Queen's University. He started his career in lumbering, first in Michigan and later in Wisconsin, where he was active in Merrill and Mason. He moved to Ashland, Wisconsin Ashland is a city in Ashland and Bayfield counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is the county seat of Ashland County. The city is a port on Lake Superior, near the head of Chequamegon Bay. The population was 7,908 at the 2020 census, al ..., in 1920. Werden was seriously injured in a traffic accident in 1925 in which his wife was killed. He died at a hospital in Chicago on October 31, 1930. Career Werden was elected to the Senate in 1920. Previously, he was chairman of Mason from 1908 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard J
Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brave, hardy". Its native Old English reflex was ''Beornheard'', which was replaced by the French form ''Bernard'' that was brought to England after the Norman Conquest. The name ''Bernhard'' was notably popular among Old Frisian speakers. Its wider use was popularized due to Saint Bernhard of Clairvaux (canonized in 1174). Bernard is the second most common surname in France. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 42.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Bernard'' were residents of France (frequency 1:392), 12.5% of the United States (1:7,203), 7.0% of Haiti (1:382), 6.6% of Tanzania (1:1,961), 4.8% of Canada (1:1,896), 3.6% of Nigeria (1:12,221), 2.7% of Burundi (1:894), 1.9% of Belgium (1:1,500), 1.6% of Rwanda (1:1,745), 1.2% of Germany ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP ("Grand Old Party"), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. The GOP was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists who opposed the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed for the potential expansion of chattel slavery into the western territories. Since Ronald Reagan's presidency in the 1980s, conservatism has been the dominant ideology of the GOP. It has been the main political rival of the Democratic Party since the mid-1850s. The Republican Party's intellectual predecessor is considered to be Northern members of the Whig Party, with Republican presidents Abraham Lincoln, Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, and Benjamin Harrison all being Whigs before switching to the party, from which they were elected. The collapse of the Whigs, which had previously been one of the two major parties in the country, strengthened the party's electoral success. Upon its founding, it supported c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eaton, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
Eaton is a town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 761 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Steinthal is located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.4 square miles (91.7 km2), of which, 35.2 square miles (91.1 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km2) of it (0.62%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 761 people, 270 households, and 216 families residing in the town. The population density was 21.6 people per square mile (8.4/km2). There were 288 housing units at an average density of 8.2 per square mile (3.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.90% White, 0.13% African American, 0.13% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 1.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.71% of the population. There were 270 households, out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glidden, Wisconsin
Glidden (also Chippewa Crossing) is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Jacobs in Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on County Highway N near Wisconsin Highway 13. As of the 2010 census, its population was 507. History The community is named after Charles R. Glidden, a founder of the Wisconsin Central Railroad, along which it is located. Marion Park Pavilion was built in 1938 during the depression and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. In 1963, a , Black Bear was hunted in the Glidden area. The town immediately took on the title of "Black Bear Capital of the World", and many local businesses made "Black Bear" a part of their name. Glidden Public School also changed its mascot from the Viking to the Black Bear. Geography Glidden is located at (46.1349525, -90.5785090). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, it has an area of , all of it land. Education Local children are a part of the Chequamegon School Distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashland County, Wisconsin
Ashland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,027. Its county seat is Ashland. The county was formed on March 27, 1860, from La Pointe County. The county partly overlaps with the reservation of the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians. History Ashland County was named in honor of the Lexington estate of Kentucky statesman Henry Clay, as one of the founders of the city of Ashland was an admirer of Clay. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (54%) is water. It is the second-largest county in Wisconsin by total area. The Apostle Islands are a small group of islands in Lake Superior, off the Bayfield Peninsula with the majority of the islands located in Ashland County — only Sand, York and Raspberry Islands are in Bayfield County. Adjacent counties * Iron County – east * Price County – southeast * Sawyer County – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin Senate
The Wisconsin Senate is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature. Together with the larger Wisconsin State Assembly they constitute the legislative branch of the state of Wisconsin. The powers of the Wisconsin Senate are modeled after those of the U.S. Senate. The Wisconsin Constitution ties the size of the State Senate to that of the Assembly, by limiting its size to no less than 1/4, nor more than 1/3, of the size of the Assembly. Currently, Wisconsin is divided into 33 Senate Districts (1/3 of the current Assembly membership of 99) apportioned throughout the state based on population as determined by the decennial census, for a total of 33 senators. A Senate district is formed by combining three Assembly districts. Similar to the U.S. Senate, in addition to its duty of reviewing and voting on all legislation passed through the legislature, the State Senate has the exclusive responsibility of confirming certain gubernatorial appointments, particularly cabinet secretari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States House Of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being the Upper house, upper chamber. Together they comprise the national Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of the United States. The House's composition was established by Article One of the United States Constitution. The House is composed of representatives who, pursuant to the Uniform Congressional District Act, sit in single member List of United States congressional districts, congressional districts allocated to each U.S. state, state on a basis of population as measured by the United States Census, with each district having one representative, provided that each state is entitled to at least one. Since its inception in 1789, all representatives have been directly elected, although universal suffrage did not come to effect until after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin's 10th Congressional District
Wisconsin's 10th congressional district is a former congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in Wisconsin. It was created following the 1890 Census, and was abolished after the 1970 Census. Throughout its existence it was located in the northwest or north of Wisconsin. Between the 1900 Census and the 1930 Census, when Wisconsin had its greatest ever representation of eleven districts, the 10th District covered initially the rural area bordering Michigan, but after redistricting in 1910 it was shifted to the west of the state bordering Minnesota. After 1930, the old 11th District covering the northwest bordering Lake Superior was absorbed into the 10th District for the remainder of its existence. With the sole exception of Bernard J. Gehrmann Bernard John Gehrmann (February 13, 1880 – July 12, 1958) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. Born in Gnesen Gniezno (; german: Gnesen; la, Gnesna) is a city in central-western Poland, about e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
