Frank Pooler (politician)

Frank Pooler (October 23, 1847 March 18, 1900) was an American businessman and politician.

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
(m. 1870)
Children4
OccupationBusinessman, politician
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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. The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. 1882. p. 550. Retrieved February 16, 2023 via Google Books.
  2. 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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