Background
Gessert was born on July 16, 1901, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Gessert was born on July 16, 1901, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Gessert went to Elkhart Lake School and Plymouth Business College. He went on to operate a restaurant and a retail store. He died on May 19, 1992.
Gessert was first elected to the Assembly in 1960.
He was a Republican.
Previously, he was elected a justice of the peace in 1955 and a member of the Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Board in 1959.