Paul Gebert Sr. (October 10, 1870 – January 21, 1963) was an

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politician and businessman. Born in

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, Gebert had emigrated with his parents to the

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in 1882 and had settled in

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. He had gone to a

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and was involved with the flour mill and feed business. While, in

, Gebert was President of the Northern Milling Company. In 1909, Gebert and his family moved to

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where Gebert started the Lincoln Milling Company. In 1922, Gebert retired. He served on the

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Board of Supervisors and was a Republican. In 1929, Gebert served in the

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. Gebert died in Merrill, Wisconsin in 1963 at age 92.Paul Gebert Sr. obituary, Milwaukee Sentinel, January 23, 1963, par 2, pg. 1

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1870 births 1963 deaths Emigrants from the German Empire to the United States People from Merrill, Wisconsin Politicians from Wausau, Wisconsin Businesspeople from Wisconsin County supervisors in Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1870s-stub