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unusual facts about Wards of the United States



Frank Kubatzki

Frank Kubatzki (May 12, 1877 - ?) was an American blacksmith from Milwaukee who served three terms as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly representing the 8th Milwaukee County District (8th Ward of the City of Milwaukee).

Harlow S. Orton

In 1858, Orton was again elected to the Assembly, succeeding Democrat Frank Gault in a 5th District which now included the Towns of Dane, Vienna, Westport, Springfield, Middleton, and Madison (but only the 1st Ward of the City of Madison), and described his profession as "Capt. of the Dane Cavalry"; he was assigned to the standing committees on the judiciary and the militia.

Jacob Kehrein

After one term as a justice of the peace, and ten years as chairman of his ward, Kehrein was elected to the Assembly in 1902 for the 9th district of Milwaukee County (9th ward of the City of Milwaukee), succeeding fellow Democrat John C. Karel.

James Vint

In 1910, Vint was elected to the Assembly to represent the Eighth Milwaukee County district (the 8th and 23rd wards of the City of Milwaukee).

John M. Sell

Sell was born October 9, 1862, in Concord, Wisconsin He attended the Concord and Fifth Ward of Milwaukee public schools, and Hoffman's Business College in Milwaukee, after which he learned the house painting trade.

Mark Lipscomb, Jr.

In 1964 Lipscomb ran for the Assembly's first Milwaukee County District (the 1st Ward of the City of Milwaukee, and the 6th Ward of the City of Glendale).

Marshall Reckard

Reckard was elected to the Assembly in 1930 for the Fourteenth Milwaukee County district (the 17th Ward of the City of Milwaukee), unseating incumbent Republican Assemblyman Alfred Buntin, with 2663 votes to 2555 for Buntin and 1072 for Democrat Thomas E. Casey.

Mary O. Kryszak

In 1928, she unseated Republican Assemblyman Louis Polewczynski to represent the Eighth Milwaukee County district (the 8th and 14th wards of the City of Milwaukee), taking 3,889 votes to 2,659 for Socialist Nick Wroblewski and 2,239 for the incumbent Polewczynski.

Walter Polakowski

In 1920, he unseated incumbent Democratic incumbent Frank Kubatzki (who had served three terms representing the 8th Milwaukee County District 8th Ward of the City of Milwaukee), by 1593 votes to Kubatski's 1572.


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