Frank Pooler
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
1882
ConstituencyLa Crosse County
Personal details
Born(1847-10-23)October 23, 1847
Winslow, Maine
DiedMarch 18, 1900(1900-03-18) (aged 52)
Savanna, Illinois
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Frances Cornelia Nichols
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(m. 1870)​
Children4
OccupationBusinessman, politician
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Frank Pooler (October 23, 1847 – March 18, 1900) was an American businessman and politician.

Biography

Frank Pooler was born in Winslow, Maine on October 23, 1847.[1] He moved to Onalaska, Wisconsin and was involved in the lumber business. He moved to Clarksville, Missouri and lived there for two years before returning to Onalaska.[1] He was also president of a railway company.[2]

He married Frances Cornelia Nichols on January 6, 1870, and they had four children.[2]

He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1882, as a Republican.[1] He also served on the La Crosse County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors, as county treasurer, and mayor of Onalaska, Wisconsin.

He died in Savanna, Illinois of a stroke on March 18, 1900, while visiting some friends.[3][4]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. 1882. p. 550. Retrieved February 16, 2023 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b Nelke, D. I., ed. (1895). The Columbian Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of the Representative Men of the United States, Wisconsin Volume, Part 1. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company. p. 403. Retrieved February 16, 2023 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Badger Man's Sudden Death". The Racine Daily Journal. La Crosse. March 19, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved February 16, 2023 – via Newspspaers.com.
  4. ^ "Onalaska in Mourning-Hon. Frank Pooler dies suddenly of apoplexy while visiting at Savanna", La Crosse County Record, March 28, 1900

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