Joseph Chesak (December 8, 1853 – July 9, 1938) was an American politician and businessman. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Born in

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, Austria-Hungary, to Martin Chesak (1824–1906) and Mary (Sigmond) Chesak, Joseph Chesak and his family emigrated to the United States in 1857 and settled in the Town of Trenton, in Washington County, Wisconsin. Chesak went to Spencerian Business College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and open a store and hotel in Newburg, Wisconsin. Chesak moved to Marathon County, Wisconsin and started a store. He was postmaster of

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and served as town clerk of Trenton and

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, school treasurer, and justice of the peace. In 1889, Chesak served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a

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. He was a trustee of the Marathon County Insane Asylum. In 1902, he switched his affiliation from the

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to the

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. He moved to

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.''Wisconsin Blue Book'', 1889, Biographical Sketch of Joseph Chesak, p. 512.

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1853 births 1938 deaths Emigrants from Austria-Hungary to the United States People from Marathon County, Wisconsin People from Newburg, Wisconsin Businesspeople from Wisconsin School board members in Wisconsin People from Washington County, Wisconsin People from Athens, Wisconsin Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub