John_W._Reynolds,_Sr.

John W. Reynolds Sr.

John W. Reynolds Sr.

American lawyer, 26th Attorney General of Wisconsin.

For other people named John Reynolds, see John Reynolds (disambiguation).

John Whitcome Reynolds Sr., (October 1, 1876 – February 4, 1958) was an American lawyer and politician. He was the 26th Attorney General of Wisconsin from 1927 to 1933.[1][2] He was elected as a Republican.[1]

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Biography

Reynolds was born in Jacksonport, in Door County, Wisconsin, the son of Jennie (Foley) and Thomas Reynolds.[3] He graduated from the University of Michigan and the University of Wisconsin Law School. Reynolds was admitted to the bar in 1902. After becoming a lawyer, he worked in Ashland, Wisconsin, for a short time before setting up a practice in Green Bay, Wisconsin, which remained his home for the rest of his life. Reynolds served as district attorney for Brown County from 1906 to 1910. He was a delegate to the 1924 Republican National Convention, supporting Senator Robert M. La Follette. When La Follette ran for President of the United States as a Progressive in the general election that year, Reynolds was one of thirteen electors who voted for him.[4][5]

Reynolds was elected attorney general in November 1926, and won re-election in 1928 and 1930.[6]

His son John W. Reynolds Jr. also served as Attorney General and was elected Governor of Wisconsin.[7]

Electoral history

Wisconsin attorney general (1926, 1928, 1930)

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Wisconsin Supreme Court (1930, 1931)

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References

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    "Former Wisconsin Officer Succumbs". The Rhinelander Daily News. February 5, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved April 25, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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    "WI Department of Justice". Archived from the original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
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    "The Political Graveyard: Moose, politicians, Wisconsin".
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    "wi.wibluebk1929.i0013.pdf" (PDF). UW-Madison Libraries. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
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    "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Reynolds".
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    "The State: The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1927: Election statistics: State candidates in the primary, judicial election tables, primary election tables, platforms and state central committees, general election tables, summary vote for president, constitutional amendments, county officers".
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    Wolfgang Saxon, "John W. Reynolds, 80, Judge In Milwaukee School Integration, New York Times, January 12, 2008 at C18.
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    Holmes, Fred L., ed. (1927). "Election statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1927 (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. pp. 498, 577. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
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    Anderson, William J.; Anderson, William A., eds. (1929). "1928 election statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1929 (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. pp. 740, 821. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
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    Kelly, Alice, ed. (1931). "Parties and elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1931 (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. pp. 465, 471, 580. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
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    Witte, Edwin E.; Kelly, Alice, eds. (1933). "Parties and elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1933 (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. p. 505. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
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