Frank L. Kersten (January 5, 1870 – April 5, 1950) was an American businessman and politician. Born in

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, Kersten took a commercial course at the

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. Kersten was a clerk in a general store in

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and in Chilton, Wisconsin. He was a clerk in the United States Land Office in

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. Kersten was in the general mercantile and real estate business in

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. Kersten was a Republican. He served as treasurer and chairman of the Town of

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and on the Crivitz Village Board. Kersten served on the

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Board of Supervisors. In 1925, Kersten served in the

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. After he left office, Kersten was chief of the Wisconsin state oil inspectors. Kersten died in Marinette, Wisconsin.Former Assemblyman Frank L. Kersten Dies, ''La Crosse Tribune'', April 7, 1950, p. 8.

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