Walter Chilsen

{{Short description|American politician (1923–2018)}}

{{for|his father, the American newspaper editor and politician|Walter B. Chilsen}}

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| name =Walter Chilsen

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| state =Wisconsin

| state_senate =Wisconsin

| district =29th

| term_start =1967

| term_end =1990

| preceded =Charles F. Smith Jr.

| succeeded =Russ Decker

| party =Republican

| birth_name = Walter John Chilsen

| birth_date ={{birth date|1923|11|18}}

| birth_place =Merrill, Wisconsin, U.S.

| death_date ={{death date and age|2018|12|25|1923|11|18}}

| death_place =Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.

| alma_mater =Lawrence University

| profession =Former TV News Director

| spouse =Rose

| relatives =Walter B. Chilsen (father)

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Walter John Chilsen (November 11, 1923 – December 25, 2018) was an American politician who was a Republican Member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 29th District from 1967 to 1990.[https://web.archive.org/web/20151210182412/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=3069&keyword=chilsen Wisconsin History Society-Walter J. Chilsen]Wisconsin Blue Book, 1989-90 edition, Members of the State Legislature, page 78.