Paul Alfonsi | |
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| 55th Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly | |
| In office January 4, 1937 – January 2, 1939 | |
| Preceded by | Jorge W. Carow |
| Succeeded by | Vernon Wallace Thomson |
| Majority Leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly | |
| In office January 6, 1969 – January 4, 1971 | |
| Preceded by | J. Curtis McKay |
| Succeeded by | Norman C. Anderson |
| In office January 7, 1963 – January 4, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Haase |
| Succeeded by | Frank Nikolay |
| Minority Leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly | |
| In office October 4, 1965 – July 8, 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Haase |
| Succeeded by | Robert T. Huber |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly | |
| In office January 4, 1965 – January 4, 1971 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Ellsworth K. Gaulke |
| Constituency | Forest–Oneida–Vilas district |
| In office January 5, 1959 – January 4, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Marvin E. Dillman |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Constituency | Iron–Oneida–Vilas district |
| In office January 2, 1933 – January 6, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | John Benson |
| Succeeded by | John P. Varda |
| Constituency | Iron–Vilas district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 13, 1908 Pence, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | November 22, 1989 (aged 81) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Resting place | Saint Mary's Cemetery, Hurley, Wisconsin |
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| Children | 4 |
| Education | Whitewater State College |
| Occupation | Insurance |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1943–1946 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Paul R. Alfonsi (February 13, 1908 – November 22, 1989) was an American educator, businessman, and Progressive Republican politician from northern Wisconsin. He was the 55th speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, and served a total of 20 years in the Assembly, spread over the 1930s, 1950s, and 1960s. Later in his career, he also served two terms as majority leader and half a term as minority leader, when he was convicted of receiving a bribe—that conviction was later reversed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.