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  Second -Disrictt.- The city of Janseville, and the towns of Janesville
and
     Rock. Population, 11,997.
   FRANKLIN S. LAWRENCE (Rep,), of Janesville, was born February
 5, 1824, in Weathersdield, Windsor county, Vermont; had a common school
 education; came to Wisconsin in 1844, and settled at Rutland, Dan' county;
 removed to Janesville in 1852; has held various local offices, and was for
 several years one of the board of trustees of the State Hospital for the
 Insane; was elected assemblyman by 1,02) votes against 59) for Charles
 Sexton, Democrat.
 Third Distr;ct.--The towns of Bradford, Clinton, Fulton, Harmony, Johns-
     town, La Prairie, Lima, Milton, Porter and Tartle. Population, I3,:3S7.
   SIMON L. LORD (Rep.)--P. O. address, Edgerton, Rock county, was born
 March 8, 1826, in Limington. Maine; had an ac idemic and medical educa-
 tion; is a physician; came to Wisconsin in 1853, and settled at Edgerton;
 was assistant surgeon of the 13th Wis Vol. Inf., from October, lt61, to
April,
 1863, when he was promoted surgeon of the general hospital at Memphis,
 Tenn., and was one of a medical board to examine surgeons for the colored
 regiments before their appointment by the war department. Was elected
 assemblyman for 1880, receiving 1,741 votes against 453 for E. J. Carpenter,
 Democrat, and 109 for J. E. Joiner, Prohibitionist.

                          St. Croix County.
                          Population 11,957.
  JAMES HILL (Rep.), of Warren, was born in Hillsborough, N. IH., Feb-
  ruary 15, 1S25; received a commom sch-ol education; is by occupation a
  farmer and orain-dealer; came to Wisconsin in 1863, and settled at Warren,
  St. Cromc county; has served three years as member of the county board
of
  supervisors. He was a member of assembly for 1878 and 1879, and re-elected
  for ISSO, receiving 1,695 votes against 1,595 for Guy Dailey, Democrat.

                           Santk County.
First District. -Towns of tear Creek, Franklin, honey Creek, Ironton,
    MNerrimac. Prairie du Sac, Sampter, Spring Green, Troy, Washington and
    Westfieid. Population 12,493.
  EPHRIAMN BLAKESLEE (Rep.),- P. 0. address Ironton, Sauk county,
was born May 12, 1838, in the town of Fenner, Madison county, N. Y.; had
a
common school education; is a merchant; came to Wisconsin in 1844 and
settled in Kenosha county, and moved to Little Baraboo Valley in 1852; en-
list1ed in Co. B., 121h Wis. Vol. Inf., and rose by promotion to the rank
of
captain, and served from 1861 until the close of the rebellion; was elected
assemblyman for V383, receiving 904 votes against 412 for Samuel Babington,
Democrat, and 180 for Alexander Stuart, Greenbacker.
Second District. -The towns of Baraboo, Delton, Deflona, Excelsior, Fair-
    field, Freedom, Greenfield, La Valle, Reedsburg, Winfield and Woodland.
    Population 14,431.
  THOMAS GILLESPIE (Rep.), P. 0. address Kilbourn City, was born
January 15, 1831, in Edinburgh, Scotland; had a common school education;
is a farmer; came to Wisconsin in 1854 and settled in Sauk county; was
elected assemblyman for 1830, receiving 1.444 votes against 495 for John
Hagenah, Democrat, and 211 for A.G. Tattle, Greenbacker.