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Harry L. Gessert

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Harry L. Gessert was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

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Gessert was born on July 16, 1901,[1] in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.[2] Gessert went to Elkhart Lake School and Plymouth Business College. He went on to operate a restaurant and a retail store. He died on May 19, 1992.[3]

Political career

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Gessert was first elected to the Assembly in 1960.[4] Previously, he was elected a justice of the peace in 1955 and a member of the Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Board in 1959. He was a Republican.

References

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  1. ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1962,' Biographical Sketch of Harry L. Gessert, pg. 62
  2. ^ Members of the Assembly. Wisconsin Blue Book. 1966. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  3. ^ United States Death Index
  4. ^ "Gessert, Harry L." Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-10-11.