Frank Henry Wilken

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State Representative
Democrat
Merchant
Lee
25
01/08/1894 - 01/12/1896
1

Lee County, reliably Democratic, gives the Hon. Frank H. Wilken, of Fort Madison, a second term in the House. He was born in Fort Madison, September 9, 1857, and has lived there all his life. He attended public and private schools in his native town. When he came of age in 1878 he started in business with a grocery store. To this he has added year after year until now he has a large general store. From 1886 to 1889 he was a member of the school board. In 1888 he was elected to the city council, and continued to be an alderman until he took his seat in the Legislature in 1892. He belongs to the Catholic church. He favors the repeal of the present prohibitory liquor law and would like to see enacted a law permitting the manufacture of intoxicants, with a license regulation for the sale of the same.

Information from State Historical Society of Iowa resources
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State Representative
Democrat
Merchant
Lee
24
01/11/1892 - 01/07/1894
1

Lee County, reliably Democratic, gives the Hon. Frank H. Wilken, of Fort Madison, a second term in the House. He was born in Fort Madison, September 9, 1857, and has lived there all his life. He attended public and private schools in his native town. When he came of age in 1878 he started in business with a grocery store. To this he has added year after year until now he has a large general store. From 1886 to 1889 he was a member of the school board. In 1888 he was elected to the city council, and continued to be an alderman until he took his seat in the Legislature in 1892. He belongs to the Catholic church. He favors the repeal of the present prohibitory liquor law and would like to see enacted a law permitting the manufacture of intoxicants, with a license regulation for the sale of the same.

Information from State Historical Society of Iowa resources