Joseph Chesak Explained

Joseph Chesak (December 8, 1853^{[1] [2] [3]}  - July 9, 1938^[4]) was an American politician and businessman. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Born in Plzeň, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary, to Martin Chesak (1824–1906) and Mary (Sigmond) Chesak, Joseph Chesak and his family emigrated to the United States in 1857 and settled in the Town of Trenton, in Washington County, Wisconsin. Chesak went to Spencerian Business College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and open a store and hotel in Newburg, Wisconsin. Chesak moved to Marathon County, Wisconsin and started a store. He was postmaster of Poniatowski, Wisconsin and served as town clerk of Trenton and Rietbrock, Wisconsin, school treasurer, and justice of the peace. In 1889, Chesak served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Democrat. He was a trustee of the Marathon County Insane Asylum. In 1902, he switched his affiliation from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.^[5] He moved to Athens, Wisconsin.^{[2] [6]}

Notes and References

1. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMVX-QG8 : 22 January 2015), Joseph Chesak, Rietbrock town, Marathon, Wisconsin, United States; citing sheet 11A, family 180, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,798.
2. Web site: Marathon County, Wisconsin Historical Society-Joseph Chesak . 2014-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021020412/http://marathoncountyhistory.com/PeopleDetails.php?PeopleId=284&View=C&ItemName= . 2014-10-21 . dead .
3. Sjostrom, Marilyn Edith Jennings. 1990. Athens, Wisconsin Centennial, June 22–24, 1990: Celebrating 100 years, 1890–1990. Athens, WI: O.K. Print, p. 101.
4. Web site: Ancestry.com. Findagrave. .
5. News: News of Wausau . Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. October 25, 1902. 9. Newspapers.com. August 16, 2015 .
6. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1889, Biographical Sketch of Joseph Chesak, p. 512.