Chester A. Fowler
# Chester A. Fowler

Chester Almeron Fowler (December 24, 1862 – April 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 Election, 1916 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| General Election, April 1916 ||||||
| | Nonpartisan | Franz C. Eschweiler | 70,380 | 23.40% |
| | Nonpartisan | William J. Turner | 64,568 | 21.46% |
| | Nonpartisan | Ellsworth B. Belden | 57,670 | 19.17% |
| | Nonpartisan | Walter D. Corrigan | 56,666 | 18.84% |
| | Nonpartisan | Chester A. Fowler | 51,033 | 16.97% |
| | | Scattering | 489 | 0.16% |
| Plurality | Plurality | Plurality | 5,812 | 1.93% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 300,806 | 100.0% |

### Wisconsin Supreme Court (1930, 1931, 1941)

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 1930 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| General Election, April 1, 1930 ||||||
| | Nonpartisan | Chester A. Fowler (incumbent) | 198,572 | 41.39% |
| | Nonpartisan | John W. Reynolds Sr. | 184,317 | 38.42% |
| | Nonpartisan | Ray J. Cannon | 96,908 | 20.20% |
| | | Scattering | 433 | 0.09% |
| Plurality | Plurality | Plurality | 14,255 | 2.97% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 480,230 | 100.0% |

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 1931 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| General Election, April 7, 1931 ||||||
| | Nonpartisan | Chester A. Fowler (incumbent) | 254,534 | 46.87% | +5.52% |
| | Nonpartisan | John W. Reynolds, Sr. | 230,902 | 42.52% | +4.14% |
| | Nonpartisan | George L. Mensing | 57,590 | 10.61% | |
| Plurality | Plurality | Plurality | 23,632 | 4.35% | +1.38% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 543,026 | 100.0% | +13.08% |

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 1941 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| General Election, April 1, 1941 ||||||
| | Nonpartisan | Chester A. Fowler (incumbent) | 290,276 | 54.89% | +8.02% |
| | Nonpartisan | Alvin C. Reis | 238,562 | 45.11% | |
| Plurality | Plurality | Plurality | 51,714 | 9.78% | +5.43% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 528,838 | 100.0% | -2.61% |
