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Chester A. Fowler

20th century American judge

Field	Value
honorific-prefix	The Honorable
name	Chester A. Fowler
image name	Chester A. Fowler (8254108354) (1).jpg
caption	Fowler circa 1940
office	Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
term_start	December 1929
term_end	April 8, 1948
appointer	Walter J. Kohler, Sr.
predecessor	Aad J. Vinje
successor	John E. Martin
office1	Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 18th Circuit
term_start1	January 1, 1905
term_end1	December 1929
predecessor1	Position established
successor1	Clayton F. Van Pelt
birth_name	Chester Almeron Fowler
birth_date
birth_place	Rubicon, Wisconsin, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
restingplace	Forest Hill Cemetery
Madison, Wisconsin
spouse	{{unbulleted list
children	{{unbulleted list
father	Franklin Dwight Fowler
mother	Maria Antoinette (Cole) Fowler
alma_mater	University of Wisconsin

|honorific-prefix = The Honorable Madison, Wisconsin | Carrie J. Smith | (m. 1892; died 1946) | Mary (Boynton) | | Dwight Fowler | Chester Almeron Fowler (December 24, 1862April 8, 1948) was an American judge in the state of Wisconsin. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the last 19 years of his life, after serving 25 years as a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge.

Biography

Fowler was born Chester Almeron Fowler to Franklin Dwight and Maria Fowler in Rubicon, Wisconsin. On May 30, 1892, he married Carrie J. Smith. He graduated from what is now the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater and taught school. He studied law in Iowa and graduated from the University of Wisconsin. He then practiced law in Omaha, Nebraska, until returning to Wisconsin with his law partner.

Career

Fowler was a circuit judge in Wisconsin from 1905 to 1929. He was appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court at the end of 1929 to replace the deceased Chief Justice Aad J. Vinje. The following spring, he won election to the remainder of the term and was re-elected twice more before dying in office in 1948.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Supreme Court (1916)

Wisconsin Supreme Court (1930, 1931, 1941)

References

"The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Fowler".
"Wisconsin Court System - Chester A. Fowler".
(1917). "The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1917". State of Wisconsin.
(1931). "The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1931". State of Wisconsin.
(1933). "The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1933". State of Wisconsin.
(1942). "The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1942". State of Wisconsin.

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