Edward William Fehling (1880-1957) was a Michigan politician and a member of the Michigan State Senate from 1935 to 1938, representing the old 15th District.

Background and personal information

Fehling was born to Otto and Helen Fehling on June 27, 1880, in Watertown, Wisconsin. On June 7, 1908, he married Mary G. Boyle. He died in Clinton County, Michigan on August 10, 1957.

Political and professional career

From 1915 to 1920, Fehling was the prosecuting attorney for Clinton County. He served in the Michigan State Senate from 1935 to 1938, and was a delegate to the

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. In 1938, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for

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. He was also an unsuccessful candidate for the nomination for Circuit Court Judge in 1941. Fehling worked as a director and attorney for the Farmers State Savings Bank, and for the State Bank of St. Johns in

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. He was a member of the

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, the

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, the Order of the Eastern Star, the Odd Fellows and the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fehling, Edward H. Politicians from Watertown, Wisconsin People from Clinton County, Michigan Republican Party Michigan state senators 1880 births 1957 deaths 20th-century American legislators