Leonard Fons
StateWisconsin
State senateWisconsin
District7th
Term startJanuary 5, 1931
Term endJanuary 7, 1935
PredecessorHerbert H. Smith
SuccessorMax Galasinski
Party
Birth dateOctober 30, 1903
Birth placeMilwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Death dateMay 25, 1956 (aged 52)
Death placeMilwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Death causeStroke
Resting placeSaint Adalberts Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Alma mater
FatherLouis Fons

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

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

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

Wisconsin Senate (1930)

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Wisconsin Circuit Court (1940)

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U.S. House (1940)

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References

  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