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- ↑ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1962,' Biographical Sketch of Harry L. Gessert, pg. 62
- ↑ Members of the Assembly. Wisconsin Blue Book. 1966. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
- ↑ United States Death Index
- ↑ "Gessert, Harry L." Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-10-11.