BURTON E. WILCOX, a Republican, lives in South Omaha and is one of Douglas county's quota of nine representatives. He was born in New York state, November 8, 1868, removed to Iowa in 1882, and lived on a farm until coming to Nebraska in the year 1890, He is engaged in the real estate and insurance business, is married, but has no children. Mr. Wilcox is also a partner in the firm of Cuddington & Wilcox, dealers in coal and building material, has been an active worker in the Republican party, but never before held any office.

   RICHARD WILKINSON, one of the Republican members of the house of representatives from Cass county, the seventh district, is a Republican, was born August 5, 1856, in County Donegal, Ireland, coming to this state from Iowa in 1886. He resides at Eagle, Cass county, is married, and has three children; engaged in the lumber and coal business. His yard is considered the finest equipped in the county. Mr. Wilkinson has been mayor of Eagle for several years, member of the school board, and belongs to the K. P. and M. W. A.

   FERDINAND ZIMMERER, from Dawson county, the fifty-ninth representative district, was elected by the Fusion forces. He was born October 14, 1839, in Germany, came to America in the year 1854, and to Nebraska from Cincinnati, Ohio, in March, 1880. Mr. Zimmerer is proprietor of the Commercial Hotel in his home town of Lexington, and has a family consisting of a wife and five children, two boys and three girls. This is his first experience in public life, having never before held an office of any kind. Mr. Zimmerer was a member of Co. D, 9th O. V. 1. Regt., and was wounded in the battle of Missionary Ridge.

   P. F. ZIMMERMAN, from Madison county, the twenty-third representative district, is a Democrat, and was born in the state of Wisconsin, September 5, 1861, coming from that state and locating in the town of Battle Creek, Madison county, in 1886, where he now resides and is engaged in the farm implement business. He was married February 9, 1888, to Miss Minnie Dinkel, and their family consists of four boys and one girl. Mr. Zimmerman has been county commissioner of Madison county for two terms, before being elected to the twenty-seventh session of the Nebraska Legislature.

   JOHN WALL, chief clerk of the house of representatives, was born in New York state, November 4, 1857, and came to this state from Michigan, March 4, 1878. He was married, March 30, 1879, to Miss Belle Landers; they have two girls. Mr. Wall resides at Arcadia, Valley county, is engaged in the mercantile and ranch business. He was county clerk of Sherman county in 1886 and was chief clerk of the Nebraska house of representatives during the twenty-sixth legislative session.

   ALBERT D. GILMORE, first assistant clerk of the house of representatives, is from Auburn, Nemaha county, and was born July 26, 1863. Came to Nebraska, February 1, 1868. He is married, is an abstracter, and is clerk of the district court of Nemaha county, now filling his second term.

   REV. JOSEPH H. PRESSON, chaplain of the house of representatives during the twenty-seventh session of the Nebraska Legislature, was born in Franklin, Warren county, Ohio, February 26, 1840, coming to this state in 1864. His family consists of a wife and two sons, has been in the ministry for the past thirty years. Served as county clerk and clerk of the district court in Johnson county for four years. He enlisted in the 55th Ill. Vol. Inf.; served for three years and two months, and was in the Battle of Shiloh, the siege of Vicksburg, the Battle of Missionary Ridge, and various other battles during the campaign in that section, Mr. Presson has lived in Nebraska continuously for thirty-five years, and was secretary of the first Republican state convention held in Nebraska.

   ALBERT WISLEY, sergeant-at-arms of the house of representatives of Nebraska during its twenty-seventh session, was born in Kendall county, Illinois, October 3, 1846, and came from that state to Nebraska in the year 1875. He is married and has four children; resides at Moorefield, Frontier county, where he is engaged in the grain and stock business. Mr. Wisley was member of the house of representatives from York county in 1881, and from Hamilton county In 1887. He enlisted in the Civil War from Springfield, Ill., Co. C, 147 III. Vol., in January, 1865, and was discharged February 7, 1866. Mr. Wisley is an active worker in the Republican party.