Jump to content

Frank Pooler (politician): Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m →External links: stub sorting
 
(13 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|American businessman and politician}}
{{For|the choirmaster|Frank Pooler}}
{{For|the choirmaster|Frank Pooler}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Frank Pooler
| image = Frank Pooler (1847–1900).png
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1847|10|23}}
| birth_place = [[Winslow, Maine|Winslow]], Maine
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1900|03|18|1847|10|23}}
| death_place = [[Savanna, Illinois|Savanna]], Illinois
| resting_place =
| occupation = Businessman, politician
| awards =
| spouse = {{Marriage|Frances Cornelia Nichols|January 6, 1870}}
| children = 4
| education =
| signature = Signature of Frank Pooler (1847–1900).png
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| office = Member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]]
| constituency = [[La Crosse County, Wisconsin|La Crosse County]]
| term = 1882
}}
'''Frank Pooler''' (October 23, 1847 – March 18, 1900) was an American businessman and politician.
'''Frank Pooler''' (October 23, 1847 – March 18, 1900) was an American businessman and politician.


==Biography==
Born in [[Winslow, Maine]], 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, Wisconsin. He was also president of a railway company. He served in the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] in 1882, as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]. 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, while visiting some friends.<ref>'Onalaska in Mourning-Hon. Frank Pooler dies suddenly of apoplexy while visiting at Savanna,' '''La Crosse County Record (Wisconsin),''' March 28, 1900</ref><ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1882,' Biographical Sketch of Frank Pooler, pg. 550</ref>
Frank Pooler was born in [[Winslow, Maine]] on October 23, 1847.<ref name=Blue>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8OtCAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA550&ci=121%2C818%2C695%2C245 |title=The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin |page=550 |date=1882 |access-date=2023-02-16 |via=Google Books}}</ref> 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.<ref name=Blue/> He was also president of a railway company.<ref name=Biographical>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0ekqAQAAMAAJ&pg=PT18 |title=The Columbian Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of the Representative Men of the United States, Wisconsin Volume, Part 1 |editor-first=D. I. |editor-last=Nelke |publisher=[[The Lewis Publishing Company]] |location=Chicago |page=403 |date=1895 |access-date=2023-02-16 |via=Google Books}}</ref>

He married Frances Cornelia Nichols on January 6, 1870, and they had four children.<ref name=Biographical/>

He served in the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] in 1882, as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]].<ref name=Blue/> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15362958/the-journal-times/ |title=Badger Man's Sudden Death |newspaper=[[The Racine Daily Journal]] |location=La Crosse |page=1 |date=1900-03-19 |access-date=2023-02-16 |via=Newspspaers.com}}</ref><ref>"Onalaska in Mourning-Hon. Frank Pooler dies suddenly of apoplexy while visiting at Savanna", ''La Crosse County Record'', March 28, 1900</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==
Line 11: Line 41:


{{DEFAULTSORT:Pooler, Frank}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pooler, Frank}}
[[Category:1846 births]]
[[Category:1847 births]]
[[Category:1900 deaths]]
[[Category:1900 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Winslow, Maine]]
[[Category:People from Winslow, Maine]]
Line 17: Line 47:
[[Category:People from Onalaska, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:People from Onalaska, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Businesspeople from Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Businesspeople from Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Wisconsin Republicans]]
[[Category:County officials in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:County officials in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:County supervisors in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:County supervisors in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Mayors of places in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:19th-century American businesspeople]]
[[Category:Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly]]
[[Category:Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly]]
[[Category:19th-century American politicians]]
[[Category:19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature]]
[[Category:19th-century mayors of places in Wisconsin]]




Latest revision as of 10:18, 23 December 2024

For the choirmaster, see Frank Pooler.

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
Signature

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

Biography

[edit]

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

[edit]
  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
[edit]


Stub icon

This article about a Republican Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly born in the 1840s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Frank_Pooler_(politician)&oldid=1264757501"