James Fenelon

James Fenelon was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1]

Biography

Fenelon was born in County Carlow, Ireland, sources have differed on the date. A Roman Catholic, he attended what is now Marquette University High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Later, Fenelon owned a farm in Ripon (town), Wisconsin. He died on September 24, 1915.[2]

State legislative career

A Republican, Fenelon was elected to the Assembly in 1900 and 1908.[3] Previously, he had refused a Democratic nomination for the Wisconsin State Senate in 1884.

References

  1. ↑ Maurice McKenna, ed. (1912). Fond du Lac County Wisconsin Past and Present. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 309.
  2. ↑ WISCONSIN SESSION LAWS. Madison, Wis. 1917. p. 1333.
  3. ↑ THE BLUE BOOK OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. Madison, Wis. 1909. p. 1118.
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