BIOGRAPH rCAL SKETCHES.                     525

                         V ernon Coutntyf.
 27irst District. -The towns of Bergen, Coon, Christiana, Franklin, Geneva,
    Hamnburg, Harmaony, Jefferson, Ster.nin and Wheatland. Population
    10,J07.
    JACOB ECKHARDT, Jr. (Rep.), of De Soto, Vernon county, was born in
 the village of Ingolshire, near Strasbourg, Elsasz, February 7, 1815; educated
 inthe common schools; is by occupation a farmer and machinist; came to
 Wisconsin in 1855, and settled in Milwaukee; removed to Vernon county
 in 1866; has held various local offices, including cha'rman of town board;
 was elected to tha a~ss-mbly for 181'9, and re-elected for 1880, receiving
944
 against 91 for Edward Schilling, Democrat, and 527 for P. J. Dale, Green-
 backer.
 Second District. -The towns of Clinton, Forest, Greenwood, Hillsborough
    Kic'sapoo, Liberty, Stark, Union, Viroqtua, Webster and Whitestown.
    Population, 10,01.
  DAVID C. YAKEY (Rep.),--P. 0. address Bloomingdale, Brown county,
  was born May 31, 1830, in London county, Virginia; had a common school
  education; is a farmer; came to Wisconsin in 1856; held various local offices;
  volunteered August 14, 1832, in Co. A., -25th Wis. Vol. Inf.; was in the
seige
  of Vicksburg; with Sherman on the Meridian Marah, and through the At-
  lanta campaign. and till the war closed. Was elected assemblyman for 1880
  by 977 votes against 1:;9 for Henry O'Connell, Democrat, and 3387 for G.
W.
  Gregory, Greenbacker,

                         Walivi.rth Coutnty.
 First District. - The towns of Bloomfield, Elkhorn, Geneva, Linn, Lyons,
    La Fayette and Spring Prairie. Population, 9,155.
 GEORGE R. ALLEN (Rep.), - Post office address, Genoa Junction, was
 born August 9, 1838, in Hartford, Washington county, N. Y.; had a common
 school education; is a farmer; came to Wisconsin in 1841, and settled at
 Bloomfield, Walworth county, where he has ever since resided; has been
 town assessor eleven years; was elected assemblyman for 1830, receiving
 1,044 votes, against 325 for C. R. Aldrich, Democrat.
 Second District. -The towns of Darien, Delavan, Richmond, Sharon and
    Walworth. Population, 8,376.
  DWIGHT B. BARNES (Rep.), of Delavan, was born May 15, 1816, in Mar-
tinsburg, Lewis county, N. Y.; had a common school education; is a banker;
came to Wisconsin in 1S53 and settled at Delavan; was elected assemblyman
for 1880 by 1,172 votes, against 422 for J. A. Treat, Democrat.
Third District -The towns of East Troy, La Grange, Sugar Creek, Troy,
    and Whitewater. Poptulalion, 8,723.
  CALEB S. BLANCItARD (Rep.), of East Troy,Walworth county; was born
May 8, 1818. in the town of Victory, Caynga county, N. Y.; had a common
school education; is a physician; came to Wisconsin in 1843; has held var-
ious local offices; was commissioned first assistant surgeon of the 22d Wis-
consinVolunteer Infantry in 1872, and served in several engigments. Was
elected assemblyman for 188, receiving 1,019 votes, against 204 for John
M1atheson, Democrat, and 59 for D. K. Sanford, Greenbacker.