Lins was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1880 from Waukesha County's 1st Assembly district. The district at the time comprised the southern half of the county.[2] He did not run for re-election in 1881. In 1884, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate from the 10th State Senate district, which then comprised all of Waukesha County. He did not seek re-election in 1888. During his term in the Senate, he was chairman of the committee on Town and County Organization in the 38th Legislature.[1]
In addition to his state legislative offices, Lins was a member of the Board of Supervisors and Treasurer of Waukesha County.[1]
Electoral historyedit
Wisconsin Assembly (1880)edit
Wisconsin Assembly, Waukesha 1st District Election, 1880[2]
^ abcdeTimme, Ernst G., ed. (1887). "Biographical" (PDF). The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 486. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
^ abHeg, J. E., ed. (1881). "Biographical Sketches" (PDF). The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 525. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
john, lins, john, august, lins, october, 1840, march, 1905, german, american, immigrant, businessman, republican, politician, served, four, years, wisconsin, state, senate, 1885, 1889, year, wisconsin, state, assembly, 1881, representing, waukesha, county, ear. John August Lins October 3 1840 March 20 1905 was a German American immigrant businessman and Republican politician He served four years in the Wisconsin State Senate 1885 1889 and one year in the Wisconsin State Assembly 1881 representing Waukesha County Earlier in his life he was a Union Army volunteer serving with the 5th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment through nearly the entire American Civil War John A LinsMember of the Wisconsin Senate from the 10th districtIn office January 5 1885 January 7 1889Preceded byHenry M AckleySucceeded byHorace A TaylorMember of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Waukesha 1st districtIn office January 3 1881 January 2 1882Preceded byJohn SchmidtSucceeded byWilliam LangerPersonal detailsBorn 1840 10 03 October 3 1840Wachstedt Province of Saxony PrussiaDiedMarch 20 1905 1905 03 20 aged 64 Milwaukee Wisconsin U S Cause of deathGastrointestinal bleedingResting placeOak Ridge Cemetery Eagle WisconsinPolitical partyRepublicanSpouseMary WitteMilitary serviceAllegianceUnited StatesBranch serviceUnited States VolunteersUnion ArmyYears of service1861 1865RankCorporal USVUnit5th Reg Wis Vol InfantryBattles warsAmerican Civil War Contents 1 Biography 2 Political career 3 Electoral history 3 1 Wisconsin Assembly 1880 3 2 Wisconsin Senate 1884 4 References 5 External linksBiography editLins was born in Wachstedt a small municipality in what is now the state of Thuringia in central Germany 1 In 1857 then age 17 his family immigrated to the United States His family purchased a farm near Milwaukee Wisconsin where he worked and resided until 1859 In 1859 he went to St Louis and then to New Orleans where he remained until the outbreak of the American Civil War He returned to Milwaukee and three days after his arrival he volunteered for service in the Union Army He was enrolled in the 5th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment at Camp Randall and in July 1861 marched for the eastern theater of the war Battles he took part in include the Battle of Lee s Mill the Battle of Williamsburg the Battle of Savage s Station the Battle of White Oak Swamp the Battle of Malvern Hill the Battle of Crampton s Gap the Battle of Antietam the Battle of Fredericksburg the Battle of Gettysburg the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House as well as the Battle of Cold Harbor during which he was severely injured 1 After the war he resided at Eagle Wisconsin in Waukesha County Political career editLins was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1880 from Waukesha County s 1st Assembly district The district at the time comprised the southern half of the county 2 He did not run for re election in 1881 In 1884 he was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate from the 10th State Senate district which then comprised all of Waukesha County He did not seek re election in 1888 During his term in the Senate he was chairman of the committee on Town and County Organization in the 38th Legislature 1 In addition to his state legislative offices Lins was a member of the Board of Supervisors and Treasurer of Waukesha County 1 Electoral history editWisconsin Assembly 1880 edit Wisconsin Assembly Waukesha 1st District Election 1880 2 Party Candidate Votes General Election November 2 1880Republican John A Lins 1 831 57 08 9 57 Democratic John Evans 1 377 42 92 7 75 Plurality 454 14 15 10 98 Total votes 3 208 100 0 24 00 Republican gain from Democratic Swing 17 32 Wisconsin Senate 1884 edit Wisconsin Senate 10th District Election 1884 1 Party Candidate Votes General Election November 4 1884Republican John A Lins 3 314 48 98 11 75 Democratic J D McDonald 3 154 46 62 5 70 Prohibition George McKerrow 298 4 40 3 78 Plurality 160 2 36 12 73 Total votes 6 468 100 0 47 99 Republican gain from Democratic Swing 17 46 References edit a b c d e Timme Ernst G ed 1887 Biographical PDF The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin Report State of Wisconsin p 486 Retrieved May 7 2021 a b Heg J E ed 1881 Biographical Sketches PDF The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin Report State of Wisconsin p 525 Retrieved May 7 2021 External links editCorp John August Lins at Find a GraveWisconsin State AssemblyPreceded byJohn Schmidt Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Waukesha 1st districtJanuary 3 1881 January 2 1882 Succeeded byWilliam LangerWisconsin SenatePreceded byHenry M Ackley Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 10th districtJanuary 5 1885 January 7 1889 Succeeded byHorace A Taylor Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Lins amp oldid 1173237055, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
