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John Bolivar Cassoday was an American lawyer, politician, and judge. He was the 9th Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the 27th Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Edmund Ray Stevens was an American lawyer and judge. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1926 until his death in 1930. He previously served 23 years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge and was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the city of Madison in the 1901 session.
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Agesilaus O. Wilson was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He was elected to the Assembly in 1892, succeeding John Winans. Other positions he held include Clerk of the Board of Education of Janesville, Wisconsin. Wilson was a Democrat. He was born on May 2, 1842, in Bradford, Maine. He served as editor for the Janesville Times and the James Daily Recorder. He also served as postmaster for Janesville, Wisconsin. Wilson also served as mayor of Janesville from 1903 until his death. Wilson died on April 28, 1904, in Janesville, Wisconsin.
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