Frank Zeidler
Frank Zeidler | |
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Zeidler c. 1955 | |
| 41st Mayor of Milwaukee | |
| In office April 20, 1948 – April 18, 1960 | |
| Preceded by | John Bohn |
| Succeeded by | Henry Maier |
| Member of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors | |
| In office April 1941 – April 1948 | |
| Surveyor of Milwaukee County | |
| In office January 1939 – January 1941 | |
| Secretary of the Socialist Party of Wisconsin | |
| In office October 1938 – April 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Polakowski |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Knappe |
| In office January 1938 – April 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Leonard K. Place |
| Succeeded by | Walter Polakowski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frank Paul Zeidler September 20, 1912 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | July 7, 2006 (aged 93) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Political party | SPA (before 1972) SPUSA (after 1972) |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive |
| Relatives | Carl Zeidler (brother) |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago Marquette University University of Wisconsin |
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Frank Paul Zeidler (September 20, 1912 – July 7, 2006) was an American socialist politician and mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving three terms from April 20, 1948, to April 18, 1960. Zeidler, a member of the Socialist Party of America, is the most recent Socialist Party candidate to be elected mayor of a large American city.