HON. CHARLES A. SEMRAD.
  
HON. CHARLES A. SEMRAD.
Hon. Charles A. Semrad, manager of the Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power Company and classed with the representative business men of his city, is also a factor in the political activity of the state, being a member of the lower house of the general assembly. He was born in Highland, Wisconsin, on the 5th of July, 1885, and is a son of John V. and Anna Semrad, who were natives of Bohemia. The father is now deceased, but the mother is still living.
Charles A. Semrad was the youngest of a family of five sons. He attended the public and high schools of his native city, and afterward continued his education in the University of Wisconsin, where he pursued an electrical engineering course. which he completed by graduation with the class of 1908. He afterward spent one year as an instructor in the university and later he became identified with the Union Electric Light & Power Company in St. Louis, with which he was associated for a year. Later he was employed by the Western Light & Power Company of Colorado for four years as an electrical engineer, and in 1913 he came to Wyoming to accept the position of manager with the Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power Company. He is thus active in directing the interests of the business and the operation of the plant and is well qualified, owing to his university training and his previous experience, for the responsible and onerous duties that devolve upon him in this connection.
On the 24th of June, 1914, Mr. Semrad was united in marriage to Miss Louise Wagner, of Denver, and they now have one child, Charles Joseph.
The religious faith of the parents is that of the Catholic church and Mr. Semrad is identified with the Knights of Columbus, in which he has attained the fourth degree. He is also a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He belongs to the Industrial Club, of which he served as a director for two years, and for a similar period was a member of the frontier committee. In the fall of 1916 he was elected state representative on the republican ticket for a two years' term and is now a member of the lower house of the general assembly, in which he is giving careful consideration to the vital and significant problems which are coming up for settlement. He is fond of outdoor life, to which he turns when business permits of a leisure hour. He has ever recognized that thoroughness and close application are vital elements in the attainment of business success and he has carefully and assiduously cultivated those qualities.