# Louis Menges

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'''Louis John Menges''' (October 30, 1888 – March 10, 1969) was an American politician, businessman, and amateur [soccer](/source/association_football) player who competed in the [1904 Summer Olympics](/source/1904_Summer_Olympics).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/27790 |title=Louis Menges |work=Olympedia |access-date=February 14, 2021}}</ref>

Menges was born in [East St. Louis](/source/East_St._Louis%2C_Illinois), [Illinois](/source/Illinois) and went to the East St. Louis parochial and public schools. In 1904 he was a member of the [Christian Brothers College](/source/Christian_Brothers_College_High_School) team, which won the silver medal in the soccer tournament. He played all four matches as a goalkeeper. He served in the [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army) during [World War I](/source/World_War_I). Menges served in the [Illinois Senate](/source/Illinois_Senate) from 1935 to 1943 and was a [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)). He was the owner and builder of movie theaters.<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1941-1942,' Biographical Sketch of Louis J. Menges, pg. 248-249</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930004401/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MENGELOU01 Olympics.com-profile]</ref>

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Category:Sportspeople from East St. Louis, Illinois
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Category:Footballers at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States in soccer
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Category:Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Christian Brothers Cadets men's soccer players
Category:20th-century American businesspeople
Category:American athlete-politicians
Category:20th-century members of the Illinois General Assembly
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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