Frank Pooler (politician) explained

Frank Pooler
Birth Date:23 October 1847
Birth Place:Winslow, Maine
Death Place:Savanna, Illinois
Occupation:Businessman, politician
Children:4
Signature:Signature of Frank Pooler (1847–1900).png
Party:Republican
Office:Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Constituency:La Crosse County
Term:1882

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 and References

  1. Book: The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin . 550 . 1882 . 2023-02-16 . Google Books.
  2. Book: The Columbian Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of the Representative Men of the United States, Wisconsin Volume, Part 1 . D. I. . Nelke . . Chicago . 403 . 1895 . 2023-02-16 . Google Books.
  3. News: Badger Man's Sudden Death . . La Crosse . 1 . 1900-03-19 . 2023-02-16 . Newspspaers.com.
  4. "Onalaska in Mourning-Hon. Frank Pooler dies suddenly of apoplexy while visiting at Savanna", La Crosse County Record, March 28, 1900