Frank B. Desnoyers

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Leila E. Lindsley
(m. 1882;died 1920)

Augusta Nixon
(m. 1923)
Frank B. Desnoyers
27th Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin
In office
1896–1898
Children4
Parent(s) Francis X. Desnoyers
Louisa A. Baird
Relatives Peter J. Desnoyers (grandfather)
OccupationPoliticiain

Frank B. Desnoyers was an American politician who served as the 27th mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin, from 1896 to 1898.

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Biography

Desnoyers was born on August 7, 1859. His father, Francis, had previously been Mayor of Green Bay. [1] He married Leila E. Lindsley, daughter of Green Bay Mayor M. P. Lindsley, in 1882. [2] They had four children before her death on October 19, 1920. In 1923, he married Augusta Nixon of Ashland, Virginia. He died in 1945.

Political career

Desnoyers served as Mayor of Green Bay from 1896 to 1898. Later, he served as a Green Bay City Councilman and Treasurer of Brown County, Wisconsin.

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References

  1. "Frank B. Desnoyers". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  2. "Frank B. Desnoyers". City of Green Bay. Retrieved 2011-09-28.