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Leonard Fons

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Leonard Fons
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 7th district
In office
January 5, 1931 – January 7, 1935
Preceded byHerbert H. Smith
Succeeded byMax Galasinski
Personal details
Born(1903-10-30)October 30, 1903
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedMay 25, 1956(1956-05-25) (aged 52)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Cause of deathStroke
Resting placeSaint Adalberts Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political party
Parent
Alma mater

Leonard C. Fons (October 30, 1903 – May 25, 1956) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1931 to 1935 representing southern Milwaukee County.

Biography

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Fons was born on October 30, 1903, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His father, Louis Fons, was also a member of the Senate, having represented the 8th District. Fons went to Marquette University High School and Campion High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. He then graduated from Marquette University and received his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. Fons practiced law in Milwaukee.[1] He died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 25, 1956, of a stroke.[2]

Career

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Fons was a member of the Senate from 1931 to 1934 as a Republican. In 1940, he was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 4th congressional district as a member of the Wisconsin Progressive Party, losing to Thaddeus Wasielewski.

Electoral history

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Wisconsin Senate (1930)

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Wisconsin Senate, 7th District Election, 1930[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 4, 1930
Republican Leonard C. Fons 8,096 49.89%
Socialist Andrew J. King 5,728 35.30%
Democratic William H. Park 2,256 13.90%
Communist Max Kagan 148 0.91%
Plurality 2,368 14.59%
Total votes 16,228 100.0%
Republican hold

Wisconsin Circuit Court (1940)

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Wisconsin Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit, Branch 3 Election, 1940[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, April 5, 1940
Nonpartisan Roland J. Steinle (incumbent) 131,959 50.15%
Nonpartisan Leonard C. Fons 131,190 49.85%
Plurality 769 0.29%
Total votes 263,149 100.0%

U.S. House (1940)

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Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District Election, 1940[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 5, 1940
Democratic Thaddeus Wasielewski 57,381 35.62% +4.22%
Progressive Leonard C. Fons 52,907 32.84% +4.01%
Republican John C. Schafer (incumbent) 50,796 31.53% −0.47%
Plurality 4,474 2.78% +2.18%
Total votes 161,084 100.0% +50.74%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing 3.37%

References

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  1. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1933. 1933. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  2. ^ 'Fons Is Dead; Was Attorney Ex-State Senator,' The Milwaukee Journal, May 26, 1956, pg. 2
  3. ^ Kelly, Alice, ed. (1931). "Parties and Elections" (PDF). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1931 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 568. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  4. ^ Ohm, Howard F.; Bryhan, Leone G., eds. (1942). "Parties and Elections: The Judicial and Nonpartisan Elections" (PDF). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1942 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 676. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  5. ^ Ohm, Howard F.; Bryhan, Leone G., eds. (1942). "Parties and Elections: The General Election" (PDF). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1942 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 662. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
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Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 7th district
January 5, 1931 – January 7, 1935
Succeeded by