J. S. Brenner

{{Short description|American politician}}

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|name =J. S. Brenner

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|office=Member of the Montana State Senate

|term=1952–1966

|office2=Member of the Montana House of Representatives

|term2=1949–1952

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|birth_name=John Skoning Brenner

|birth_date = {{birth date|1911|1|2}}

|birth_place =Elgin, Illinois, U.S.

|death_date ={{Death date and age|1980|6|24|1911|1|2}}

|death_place =Dillon, Montana, U.S.

|party =Republican

|occupation=rancher

|spouse =

|residence=Grant, Beaverhead County, Montana

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John Skoning Brenner (January 2, 1911 – July 24, 1980) was an American politician in the state of Montana. A Republican, he served in the Montana House of Representatives from 1949 to 1952 and Montana Senate from 1952 to 1966. In 1963, he served as minority leader of the state Senate.{{cite web|url=http://leg.mt.gov/css/About-the-Legislature/Facts-and-Statistics/leadership-through-history.asp |title=Montana Legislature - Leadership 1889-Present |access-date=2016-06-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091205115307/http://leg.mt.gov/css/About-the-Legislature/Facts-and-Statistics/leadership-through-history.asp |archive-date=2009-12-05 }} Born at Elgin, Illinois in 1911, Brenner attended the New Mexico Military Institute, Montana State University, and the University of Pennsylvania.{{cite news|title=Republicans Name Officers For 1963 Legislative Session|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/35828947/|date=December 3, 1962|page=10|newspaper=The Independent Record|location=Helena, Montana|accessdate=December 5, 2015}} He was a cattle rancher and lived in Grant, Beaverhead County, Montana.{{cite news|title=J. S. Brenner Asks Renomination to State Senate Post|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/35734089|date=March 2, 1956|page=2|newspaper=The Independent Record|location=Helena, Montana|accessdate=December 5, 2015}} He was also a member and president of the Montana Stock Growers Association.{{cite news|title=Stockgrowers Re-elect J.S. Brenner|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/35795046|date=May 26, 1957|page=1|newspaper=The Independent Record|location=Helena, Montana|accessdate=December 5, 2015}} He was defeated for reelection to the state Senate in 1966 by Frank W. Hazelbaker.{{cite news|title=Some old faces will by missing in Helena|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/5761939|date=August 18, 1966|page=1|newspaper=The Independent Record|location=Helena, Montana|accessdate=December 5, 2015}}