Louis John Fellenz Jr. (March 27, 1915January 7, 1993) was an American lawyer, banker, and Republican politician from

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. He served two terms in the

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, representing Wisconsin's 18th Senate district from 1941 to 1949. His father, previously represented the same state Senate district.

Biography

Louis J. Fellenz Jr. was born on March 27, 1915, in

. Fellenz was a member of the Senate representing the 18th district from 1941 to 1948. He was a Republican. He attempted several times to join the armed forces during

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, and after passing a physical for the

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in May 1944, he resigned from the state Senate and enlisted. He was elected to another term as state senator without opposition during his brief stint in the Army, and was discharged in December 1944. He died on January 7, 1993, in

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Personal life and family

Louis Fellenz Jr. was one of three children born to L. J. Fellenz and his wife Erma Emma (' Tabor). Louis Sr. was also a lawyer and state senator, and served as a Wisconsin circuit court judge for the last 10 years of his life. On June 1, 1941, Louis Jr. married Virginia Skinner at her parents' summer home in Green Lake, Wisconsin. They had two children together and were married for nearly 52 years before his death in 1993.

References

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