Franklin L. Gilson

Franklin Leander Gilson (October 22, 1846 – June 7, 1892) was an American politician and jurist. He was the 32nd Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, and for the last two years of his life, he was judge of the Milwaukee Superior Court. Earlier in his career, he served as district attorney for Pierce County for six years.

The Honorable

Franklin L. Gilson
Judge of the Milwaukee Superior Court Branch 1
In office
1890 – June 14, 1892
Appointed byWilliam D. Hoard
Preceded byGeorge H. Noyes
Succeeded byJohn C. Ludwig
32nd Speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly
In office
January 11, 1882 – January 10, 1883
Preceded byIra B. Bradford
Succeeded byEarl Finch
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Pierce district
In office
January 3, 1881 – January 1, 1883
Preceded byNils P. Haugen
Succeeded byJohn Day Putnam
District Attorney for Pierce County
In office
January 1, 1875 – January 3, 1881
Preceded byEdward H. Ives
Succeeded byF. A. Ross
Personal details
Born
Franklin Leander Gilson

(1846-10-22)October 22, 1846
Middlefield, Ohio
DiedJune 7, 1892(1892-06-07) (aged 45)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Cause of deathHeart attack
Resting placeForest Home Cemetery
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
MotherSylvia Lavina (Frisby) Gilson
FatherWillard H. Gilson
Professionlawyer, judge

Biography

Born in Middlefield, Ohio, Gilson studied at Hiram College and Oberlin College, but did not graduate. In 1870, he moved to West Bend, Wisconsin, in Washington County, and studied law with his uncle Leander F. Frisby. In 1872, Gilson was admitted to the State Bar of Wisconsin and practiced law in Ellsworth, Wisconsin, in far west Pierce County.

Gilson served as district attorney of Pierce County, Wisconsin, from 1875 to 1881. A member of the Republican Party, Gilson was a delegate for Wisconsin to the 1880 Republican National Convention. That same year, he was elected to represent Pierce County in the Wisconsin Assembly. He was re-elected in 1881, and in the 1882 session, he was chosen by his caucus as Speaker of the Assembly.

In 1883, Gilson moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to practice law with his uncle Leander Frisby. In 1890, Gilson was appointed judge of Milwaukee Superior Court serving until his death in 1892.[1][2]

Notes
  1. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1882,' Biographical Sketch of Franklin L. Gilson, pg. 557
  2. 'Report of the Annual Proceedings of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin February 2–3, 1901, Taylor and Gleason Book and Job Printers, Madison, Wisconsin: 1898, Biographical Sketch of Franklin L. Gilson, pg. 266-271
Political offices
Preceded by
Ira B. Bradford		 Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
1882 – 1883		 Succeeded by
Earl Finch
Legal offices
Preceded by
Edward H. Ives		 District Attorney for Pierce County, Wisconsin
1875 – 1881		 Succeeded by
F. A. Ross
Preceded by
George H. Noyes		 Judge of the Milwaukee Superior Court Branch 1
1890 – 1892		 Succeeded by
John C. Ludwig


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