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Frank L. Fawcett, an attorney of Milwaukee, was born in Platteville. Wisconsin, June 13, 1881, a son of John and Abbie (Hough) Fawcett, the former a native of Stephenhouse, Westmoreland county, England, while the mother was born in Pennsylvania and was of Scotch descent. The father came to the United States with his mother in 1835. They remained for a brief period in New York and then came to Wisconsin, settling near Platteville. There John Fawcett engaged in the farm machinery business and was also prominent in public affairs in the community. He was a prominent representative of the republican party, serving as a delegate to various state conventions, his opinions carrying weight in party ranks. He died September 29, 1902.

Frank L. Fawcett was educated in the schools of Platteville and after completing his high school course attended the State Normal School at Platteville and later entered the University of Wisconsin, from which he was graduated in 1908 with the LL. B. degree, having completed a course in law. The same year he was admitted to the bar and came direct from Madison to Milwaukee, where he entered upon the active practice of his profession, becoming associated with W. B. Rubin in a partnership that was continued until May 1, 1919, since which time the firm has been Fawcett & Dutcher. Mr. Fawcett was principal of the high school at Cassville, Wisconsin, for a year and at Benton, Wisconsin, for two years in early manhood and then went to Madison in 1905 to become a law clerk in the office of Frank L. Gilbert, attorney general, with whom he remained for a year. He was chief clerk of the state civil service commission until he came to Milwaukee, resigning that position upon his removal to this city. He had also served as deputy sheriff under his father in Grant county. After taking up his abode in Milwaukee he entered upon his law practice, as previously indicated, and through the intervening years has made steady progress. Along professional lines his connection is with the Milwaukee Bar Association and the Wisconsin State Bar Association.

On the 1st day of May, 1915, Mr. Fawcett was married to Miss Mary Howard of Mauston. Wisconsin, and they have one daughter, Mary Jane.

Mr. Fawcett has always been a close student and possesses an excellent library of standard literature, while for a long time he was spoken of as "the lawyer with Shakespeare and the Bible" because of his intimate knowledge of sacred writings as well as of the plays of the Bard of Avon. He is well-known as a public speaker and partially paid his way through school by making addresses. During the Liberty Loan campaigns he was very active in his support of the cause and addressed many public gatherings on the questions before the country at that period. He belongs to the Milwaukee Athletic Club, to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, to the Knights of Pythias, to the Masonic fraternity, the Fraternal order of Eagles and to the City Club. While in normal school he was captain of the football team and took an active interest in athletics as well as in oratory.