Albert James Connors (September 13, 1891 – October 26, 1948) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.
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Biography
editConnors was born on September 13, 1891, in Duluth, Minnesota. During World War I, he served in the United States Army. He was a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Political career
editConnors defeated John Anderson in the primary election[1] and then won the general election, serving as a member of the Senate from 1939 to 1942. Previously, he was District Attorney of Barron County, Wisconsin, in 1929. Additionally, he was a delegate to the 1932 Republican National Convention. While in the Senate, Connors was affiliated with the Wisconsin Progressive Party.[2][3]
Connors died at his home in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, from a heart attack, at the age of 57.[4]
References
edit- ^ "3 State Senators, 4 Assemblymen Beaten at Polls". The Post-Crescent. September 21, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved October 15, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 – 1999" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
- ^ "Eleven Incumbents Losers in Primary Voting on Tuesday". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. September 22, 1938. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A. J. Connors Dead", The Madison Capital Times (October 26, 1948), p. 2.
