James Fenelon (politician) explained

James Fenelon
Birth Name:James E. Fenelon
Birth Date:25 May 1846
Birth Place:County Carlow, Ireland
Occupation:Farmer, politician
Party:Republican
Office:Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Constituency:Fond du Lac County Second District
Term Start1:1900
Term End1:1902
Term Start2:1908
Term End2:1910

James E. Fenelon (May 25, 1846 – September 24, 1915) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1]

Biography

Fenelon was born in County Carlow, Ireland around 1845; sources differ on the date.[2] A Roman Catholic, he attended what is now Marquette University High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Later, Fenelon owned a farm in Ripon, Wisconsin. In the 1880s he owned a meat market in Ripon, which was destroyed in a fire in 1885.[3] He died on September 24, 1915.[4]

State legislative career

A Republican,[5] Fenelon was elected to the Assembly in 1900 and 1908.[2] Previously, he had refused a Democratic nomination for the Wisconsin State Senate in 1884.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Maurice McKenna. 1912. Fond du Lac County Wisconsin Past and Present. Chicago. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. 309.
  2. Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=AEwNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA1118 . Biographical Sketches . Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin . 1909 . . 1118 . 2020-06-25 . Google Books.
  3. News: The Ripon Fire. Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. January 29, 1885. 3. Newspapers.com. January 4, 2017 .
  4. Book: Wisconsin Session Laws. Madison, WI. 1917. 1333.
  5. News: Stephenson in Washington. Eau Claire Leader. April 21, 1909. 1. Newspapers.com. January 5, 2017 .