Robert W. Monk (March 28, 1866 – March 17, 1924) was an American physician and politician. Born near

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, Monk moved to Sheboygan County, Wisconsin with his parents in 1868, where he attended public schools and a local commercial college. Monk then worked for railroad and express companies in Menasha, Wisconsin. He moved to St. Cloud, Calumet County, Wisconsin and was in the general merchandise business. He sold the business, went to

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Medical School (now Feinberg School of Medicine) and graduated in 1894. Monk practiced medicine in St. Cloud, Wisconsin and then moved to

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and continued to practice medicine. During that time Monk served as mayor of Chilton, Wisconsin and also served on the Calumet County Board of Supervisors. Monk then went to

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and took post graduate study in medicine for one year. In 1906, Monk moved to

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and continued to practice medicine. From 1913 to 1917, Monk served in the Wisconsin State Senate and was a member of the Republican party. Monk was then elected mayor of Neillsville and was in office until his death. Monk died at his home in Neillsville, Wisconsin of pernicious anemia.In Senate, ''Journal of Proceedings of the Fifth-Seventh Session of the Wisconsin Legislature'', Democratic Printing Company, Madison, Wisconsin: 1925, Wisconsin Joint Resolution 45: Robert W. Monk, pp. 506–507.

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