John M. True

John M. True was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

True was born in Moultonborough, New Hampshire in 1838. In 1866, he settled in Greenfield, Sauk County, Wisconsin.[1] He died on February 17, 1921 in Galesburg, Illinois and was buried in Baraboo, Wisconsin on February 19, 1921.[2]

Career

True was a member of the Assembly during the 1897 and 1899 sessions.[3] From 1911 to 1915, he represented the 27th District in the Senate. Other positions True held include member of the Board of Education (similar to school board) and Assessor of Baraboo and Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and Register of Deeds of Sauk County, Wisconsin. He was a Republican.

References

  1. ↑ Henry Casson, ed. (1897). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Milwaukee: Henry Gugler Company. pp. 694–695. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ Wisconsin Session Laws: Acts Resolutions and Memorials. Madison. 1921. pp. 1155–1156. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
  3. ↑ "Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 – 1999" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 19, 116. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
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