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American politician
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Male
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Birth:
18 October 1910
Death:
23 January 1987
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Education:
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The details
Biography
Mark Catlin, Jr. (October 18, 1910 – January 23, 1987) was a Wisconsin Republican politician and legislator.
Born in Appleton, Wisconsin, Catlin graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison 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 Wisconsin State Assembly 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 State Bar of Wisconsin found Catlin guilty of unethical conduct; the ruling was upheld by the Wisconsin Supreme Court and he was fined $1500 and his law license was suspended for six months.