Chester Almeron Fowler (December 24, 1862April 8, 1948) was an American judge in the state of

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. He was a justice of the

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for the last 19 years of his life, after serving 25 years as a

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Judge.

Biography

Fowler was born Chester Almeron Fowler to Franklin Dwight and Maria Fowler in

Rubicon, Wisconsin Rubicon is a town in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,005 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Rubicon and Saylesville are located in the town. The unincorporated community of Woodland is also located ...

. 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

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and graduated from the

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. He then practiced law in

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, 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

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)

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Wisconsin Supreme Court (1930, 1931, 1941)

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References

, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Fowler, Chester A. People from Rubicon, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Law School alumni University of Wisconsin–Whitewater alumni Justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Wisconsin circuit court judges 1862 births 1948 deaths