Frank Gault (January 31, 1826 – February 7, 1898) was a
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member of the
Wisconsin State Assembly. Gault was born in
Belfast, Ireland in 1826. In 1848, he settled in
Middleton, Wisconsin, where he farmed. Gault married Mary Eyre Gyles in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1850. They had two children. After his political career in Wisconsin, he moved to Kentucky. He farmed in South Dakota for several years and then returned to Kentucky, where he died in 1898.
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Political career
Gault was a member of the Assembly during the 1858, 1867 and 1868 sessions.
He served as treasurer of
Dane County, Wisconsin
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from 1859 to 1860. In 1863, Gault was an unsuccessful candidate for the
Wisconsin State Senate.
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Politicians from Belfast
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People from Middleton, Wisconsin
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1826 births
1898 deaths
19th-century American politicians
Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
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