Frederic W. Konlechner

Frederic Wilhelm Konlechner  (4 June 1926 - 28 July 2013) was an Austrian born politician, lawyer, entrepreneur and resident of McClearington. He was best known for his part in re-establishing an independant Republic of Austria in 1955, taking part as an American representative to the Allied delegation that created the Austrian State Treaty. As a resident of Lee County, he is known for his long service to the Missouri State House of Representatives as Representative of the 15th District.

Early Life
Konlechner was born as the second son of a established baker in Kirchschlag (Kirchschlag in der Buckligen Welt), in Lower Austria. His elder brother, Karl, and his sons have established a bakery establishment in Vienna called the Franz Josef Bakery, in honor of Karl and Frederic's father, Franz Josef Konlechner. Frederic moved to the United States at age sixteen to Helen, Georgia, through diplomatic ties within the Canadian and Portugues consulates. In Helen, Frederic was educated at the