The United States biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men; Wisconsin volume . acting many,among them Mr. Erskine, who sought a home inRacine, Wisconsin, where he found Jerome I. Caseengaged in manufacturing threshing machines. Ask-ing for employment he obtained it in the shops,where his ability and skill soon became apparent tothe proprietor, and in a few months Mr. Erskinewas given the entire charge of the mechanical andmachinery department of the works; a position, asemploye and now as proprietor, he has never ceasedto occupy. In 1863 the firm of J. I. Case
The United States biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men; Wisconsin volume . acting many,among them Mr. Erskine, who sought a home inRacine, Wisconsin, where he found Jerome I. Caseengaged in manufacturing threshing machines. Ask-ing for employment he obtained it in the shops,where his ability and skill soon became apparent tothe proprietor, and in a few months Mr. Erskinewas given the entire charge of the mechanical andmachinery department of the works; a position, asemploye and now as proprietor, he has never ceasedto occupy. In 1863 the firm of J. I. Case and formed, Mr. Erskine purchasing a one-fourthinterest. The success of this establishment hasgained for it a world-wide fame, and has becomecelebrated as the largest threshing machine manu-factory in the world. Mr. Erskine is a gentleman who has won theuniversal esteem of all who know him. In no senseis he a politician, yet he has been called to fill manyimportant local offices; school commissioner andsupervisor of the city, elected mayor of Racine in1869, and reelected in 1870 and 1871; he is also. A^^^^ ^^^^-T-L^ THE UNITED STATES B/OGRAPHfCAL DICTIONAliV. 75 one of the directors of the Taylor Orphan Asylum,of Racine, one of the noblest charities of the man of broad and liberal views, public-spiritedand charitable, liis support is felt in many of theleading enterprises of the city, while his benevolenceis making many a heart glad. Mr. P>skine was married at VVestford, Massachu- setts, April 7, 1841, to Misswhose amiable disposition, betic virtue has won for her thewhose pleasure it is to know h Susan Perry, a lad\levolence and doineSsincere esteem of al;r. Ihev have threi children — two daughters, Emma and Flora A., andCharles E. Erskine, who for several years filled theposition of cashier at J. I. Case and oftice. WILLIAM BECK, MILWAUKEE. WILLIAM BECK, son of John S. and LouiseBeck, was born on the i6th of April, 1823,at Stuttgard, Wiirtemberg, Germa
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