Mark Catlin Jr. (October 18, 1910 – January 23, 1987) was a Wisconsin Republican politician and legislator. Born in

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, Catlin graduated from the

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and became a lawyer. His father was the college football coach Mark Catlin Sr., who was also a lawyer and legislator. Catlin served in the

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in 1937–1943, 1949–1951, and 1953–1957; Catlin also served as Speaker of the Assembly in the 1955 session and was a Republican. In 1957, the

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found Catlin guilty of unethical conduct; the ruling was upheld by the

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and he was fined $1500 and his law license was suspended for six months.

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1910 births 1987 deaths Politicians from Appleton, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Wisconsin lawyers Wisconsin politicians convicted of crimes 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1910s-stub