Frank L. Gilbert | |
Order: | 19th |
Office: | Attorney General of Wisconsin |
Governor: | James O. Davidson |
Term Start: | January 7, 1907 |
Term End: | January 2, 1911 |
Predecessor: | Lafayette M. Sturdevant |
Successor: | Levi H. Bancroft |
Office1: | County Judge of Dane County, Wisconsin |
Appointer1: | Fred R. Zimmerman |
Term Start1: | January 6, 1927 |
Term End1: | June 1, 1927 |
Predecessor1: | Albert G. Zimmerman |
Successor1: | George Kroncke |
Office2: | District Attorney of Dane County, Wisconsin |
Term Start2: | January 1, 1903 |
Term End2: | January 1, 1907 |
Predecessor2: | Matthew S. Dudgeon |
Successor2: | Vroman Mason |
Party: | Republican |
Birth Date: | 3 March 1864 |
Birth Place: | Arena, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Death Place: | Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Restingplace: | Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison |
Profession: | Lawyer |
Frank L. Gilbert (March 3, 1864October 10, 1930) was an American lawyer and judge from Dane County, Wisconsin. He was the 19th attorney general of Wisconsin, and served as a county judge and district attorney of Dane County. His name was frequently abbreviated as
A Republican, Gilbert was born on March 3, 1864, in Arena, Wisconsin.[1] [2] He entered law school at age 32 and passed the bar exam in 1897.[2] He served as district attorney of Dane County from 1902 to 1907, after which he served as the state's attorney general.[2] He was appointed county judge for Dane County in 1927 by Governor Fred R. Zimmerman.[2] After that he served on the state's conservation commission and practiced law in Madison.[2] He died in Madison, Wisconsin, following an operation for appendicitis.[2] [3]