J. S. Brenner | |
Office: | Member of the Montana State Senate |
Term: | 1952–1966 |
Office2: | Member of the Montana House of Representatives |
Term2: | 1949 - 1952 |
Birth Name: | John Skoning Brenner |
Birth Date: | 2 January 1911 |
Birth Place: | Elgin, Illinois, U.S. |
Death Place: | Dillon, Montana, U.S. |
Party: | Republican |
Occupation: | rancher |
Residence: | Grant, Beaverhead County, Montana |
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.[1] Born at Elgin, Illinois in 1911, Brenner attended the New Mexico Military Institute, Montana State University, and the University of Pennsylvania.[2] He was a cattle rancher and lived in Grant, Beaverhead County, Montana.[3] He was also a member and president of the Montana Stock Growers Association.[4] He was defeated for reelection to the state Senate in 1966 by Frank W. Hazelbaker.[5]