Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....GILBERT, FRANK L.
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Author: Beck, J. D.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

STATE OFFICERS.

ATTORNEY GENERAL.

FRANK L. GILBERT (Rep.), of Madison, was born March 3,
1864, in Arena, Iowa county, Wisconsin. When but a few
months old he was made an orphan by the death of his
father in the civil war. His early youth was spent in Iowa
county, Wisconsin, working on farms in the summer and
attending school in the winter. He taught his first school
at the age of sixteen and graduated from the Mazomanie
high school in 1883. He later entered the academic
department of the University, but before graduating was
obliged to abandon his studies in order to earn means to
pursue them. In 1896 he entered the law school of the
state university, passed the state bar examination in
1897, and though engaged actively in practice continued
his studies in the law school, graduating in 1899. Served
as district attorney of Dane county from January 1st,
1902, to January 1st, 1907. He was elected attorney
general in 1906 and was re-elected in 1908, receiving
244,705 votes against 157,492 for E. A. Evans (Dem.),
28,373 for H. B. Walmsley (Soc. Dem.), and 10,817 for J.
B. Smith (Pro.).

Additional Comments:
Beck, J. D. . The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin.
Madison, Wis.: Democrat Printing Co., State Printer, 1909.

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