Frank Nikolay (September 1, 1922 – December 10, 2011) was an American politician and lawyer. Born in

Day, Wisconsin Day is a town in southwest Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,085 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated community of Rozellville is located in the t ...

, Nikolay served in the Wisconsin National Guard and the

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. He received his bachelor's degree and law degrees from

University of Wisconsin–Madison The University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin. Founded when Wisconsin achieved statehood in 1848, UW–Madison ...

and then practiced law in

Abbotsford, Wisconsin Abbotsford is a city in Clark (mostly) and Marathon counties in the U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental juri ...

. He was the

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for the Western District of

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from 1952 to 1953. He served on the

Clark County, Wisconsin Clark County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,659. Its county seat is Neillsville. History By the early 1800s, the land and streams that are now Clark County were the hunting grounds of ...

County Board of Supervisors. He also served in the

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from 1959 to 1965 and 1969 as a

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. He died in Abbotsford, Wisconsin.

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1922 births 2011 deaths County supervisors in Wisconsin People from Abbotsford, Wisconsin People from Marathon County, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni University of Wisconsin Law School alumni United States Attorneys for the Western District of Wisconsin United States Navy personnel of World War II Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub