Leonard Fons
Leonard Fons | |
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| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 7th district | |
| In office January 5, 1931 – January 7, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Herbert H. Smith |
| Succeeded by | Max Galasinski |
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| Born | October 30, 1903 |
| Died | May 25, 1956 (aged 52) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Stroke |
| Resting place | Saint Adalberts Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Leonard Casimir 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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Wisconsin Senate (1930)
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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)
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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)
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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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External links
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- 1903 births
- 1956 deaths
- Politicians from Milwaukee
- Republican Party Wisconsin state senators
- Wisconsin Progressives (1924)
- Marquette University alumni
- Georgetown University Law Center alumni
- Wisconsin lawyers
- Lawyers from Milwaukee
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature