Biographical Sketches:  FRANK J. WEBER


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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.

Milwaukee County. (p. 1164) Sixteenth District. The 20th ward of the
city of Milwaukee. Population, 1900 - 16,863.

FRANK J. WEBER (Soc. Dem.) was born in the city of Milwaukee, August
7th, 1849. At the age of 3 years he removed with his parents to
Grafton, Ozaukee county. He learned the trade of seaman, in which
capacity he visited all the most important seaports of the world. He
has been a member of a labor organization for 40 years. He organized
the Wisconsin State Federation of Labor in 1893 and has been
continuously an officer thereof. He is also one of the General
Organizers of the American Federation of Labor. He was elected to the
assembly in 1906, receiving 1,580 votes against 1,080 for Edward H.
Groeling (Rep.).