Mark Catlin Jr.

{{Short description|American politician (1910–1987)}}

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Mark Catlin Jr. (October 18, 1910 – January 23, 1987)American legislative leaders in the Midwest, by James Roger Sharp, 1997, pp. 85–86 was a Wisconsin Republican politician and legislator.[http://www.politicalgraveyard.com/bio/castleberry-catone.html Bio data]

Born in Appleton, Wisconsin, Catlin graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and became a lawyer.'American legislative leaders in the Midwest' by James Roger Sharp, 1997, pg. 85-86 His father was the college football coach Mark Catlin Sr., who was also a lawyer and legislator.[http://www.legis.state.wi.us/assembly/acc/assembly_facts.htm Assembly Record Holders, Facts About The Wisconsin Assembly] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818035031/http://www.legis.state.wi.us/assembly/acc/assembly_facts.htm |date=2007-08-18 }}

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.Wisconsin Blue Book 1956, Biographical Sketch of Mark Catlin Jr., p. 59[http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/ib/99ib1.pdf Members of the Wisconsin Legislature] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209014416/http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/ib/99ib1.pdf |date=2006-12-09 }}

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.{{cite news|title=Wisconsin Supreme Court Suspends Catlin from Law Practice for Six Months|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3840326/mark_catlin_jr_19101987/|newspaper=The Rhinelander Daily News|date=November 5, 1957|page=1|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate =December 17, 2015 }} {{Open access}}