Frank T. Hassa was a member of the

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...

Biography

Hassa was born on June 6, 1873, in Lenox, Massachusetts. He moved to

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in 1879, settling in

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. He was educated at St. Stanislaus' Parochial school, and the public schools of Milwaukee.

Career

Hassa was elected to the Assembly as a

Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

in 1902, receiving 1,686 votes. He defeated

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Dr. W.S. Mount, who received 1,484 votes, and

Social Democrat Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to promote soc ...

Willis C. Acker, who received 1,006 votes. Previously, he had been employed at the

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pattern shop for over a decade.

References

External links

The Political Graveyard
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hassa, Frank T. People from Lenox, Massachusetts Politicians from Milwaukee Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 1873 births Year of death missing