, ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁State ▁Assembly ▁and ▁as ▁Wisconsin ' s ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁State ▁Hum ane ▁Officer . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Frederick ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁in ▁Mad ison , ▁Wisconsin ▁and ▁educated ▁in ▁Mad ison ▁Public ▁School s . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin ▁Law ▁School . ▁▁ ▁After ▁his ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin ▁Law ▁School ▁and ▁Ge or get own ▁University , ▁he ▁studied ▁the ology ▁and ▁entered ▁min istry ▁as ▁an ▁ord ained ▁past or ▁in ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Epis cop al ▁Church . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁Governor ▁Francis ▁E . ▁McG overn ▁as ▁hum ane ▁officer ▁for ▁Mon roe ▁County , ▁Wisconsin , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁reform ▁movements . ▁Frederick ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁prob ation ▁officer ▁and ▁att orney ▁who ▁brought ▁cases ▁before ▁state ▁courts ▁and ▁trib un als , ▁including ▁the ▁Rail road ▁Commission ▁of ▁Wisconsin . ▁Frederick ▁fought ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁command ing ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army . ▁ ▁Public ▁office ▁ ▁Wisconsin ▁Assembly ▁and ▁Wisconsin ▁Hum ane ▁Officer ▁ ▁Frederick ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁State ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁and ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁He ▁assumed ▁office ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁and ▁left ▁office ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁chap lain ▁of ▁the