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James Fenelon (politician)

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James Fenelon
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
ConstituencyFond du Lac County Second District
In office
1900–1902
In office
1908–1910
Personal details
Born
James E. Fenelon

(1846-05-25)May 25, 1846
County Carlow, Ireland
DiedSeptember 24, 1915(1915-09-24) (aged 69)
Political partyRepublican
OccupationFarmer, politician

James E. Fenelon (May 25, 1846 – September 24, 1915) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1]

Biography

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Fenelon was born in County Carlow, Ireland around 1845; sources differ on the date.[2] A Roman Catholic, he attended what is now Marquette University High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Later, Fenelon owned a farm in Ripon, Wisconsin. In the 1880s he owned a meat market in Ripon, which was destroyed in a fire in 1885.[3] He died on September 24, 1915.[4]

State legislative career

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A Republican,[5] Fenelon was elected to the Assembly in 1900 and 1908.[2] Previously, he had refused a Democratic nomination for the Wisconsin State Senate in 1884.

References

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  1. ^ Maurice McKenna, ed. (1912). Fond du Lac County Wisconsin Past and Present. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 309.
  2. ^ a b "Biographical Sketches". Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. State of Wisconsin. 1909. p. 1118. Retrieved June 25, 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "The Ripon Fire". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. January 29, 1885. p. 3. Retrieved January 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Wisconsin Session Laws. Madison, WI. 1917. p. 1333.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ "Stephenson in Washington". Eau Claire Leader. April 21, 1909. p. 1. Retrieved January 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon