Biographical Sketches:  F. W. KUBASTA


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The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Compiled and Published under
the direction of J. D. Beck, Commissioner of Labor and Industrial
Statistics 1907.

The Wisconsin Blue Book. VII. Biographical Sketches. The Wisconsin
Legislature. Assembly, p. 1139

HERMAN L. KERN, Speaker; C. E. SHAFFER, Chief Clerk; W. S. IRVINE,
Sergeant-at-Arms.

The assembly consists of 100 members. They are chosen biennially and
receive $500 for their services during their term. The speaker is
chosen by the members and receives an additional $500 for his services
as speaker. The assembly of 1907 contains 76 republicans, 19
democrats, and 5 social democrats.

Lincoln County. (p. 1156) One District. Population, 1900 - 16,269.

F. W. KUBASTA (Rep.), of Merrill, Lincoln county, Wis., a native of
Wisconsin, was born at New Lisbon, June 8th, 1877; removed to Merrill
in 1882, and has since resided there. Was educated in the public
schools of Merrill. After graduating from the Merrill high school
entered the law offices of Messrs. Flett & Porter as law clerk and
student and served in that capacity for six years, leaving such employ
to engage with D. M. Phinney in the insurance, real estate and
abstract business. In 1904 he assisted in organizing the German
American State Bank of Merrill and is at present a director and vice-
president of that institution. Also secretary and treasurer of the
Phinney Abstract and Land Co. Elected and served as member of the
Lincoln county board for four years; also acted as deputy clerk of
circuit court for four years and chairman of the Lincoln county
republican committee for two years. Had no opposition at the
primaries, and was elected to the assembly Nov. 6th, 1906, receiving
1,665 votes against 1,030 for E. S. King (Dem.).