John W. Reynolds Sr., Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn W. Reynolds Sr.
American lawyer
Date of Birth: 04-Oct-1876
Date of Death: 04-Feb-1958
Profession: lawyer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About John W. Reynolds Sr.
- John Whitcome Reynolds Sr.
- (October 1, 1876 – February 4, 1958) was Attorney General of Wisconsin from 1927 to 1933.
- He was elected as a Republican.Reynolds was born in Jacksonport, in Door County, Wisconsin, the son of Jennie (Foley) and Thomas Reynolds.
- 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 Sr.
- When La Follette ran as a Progressive in the general election that year, Reynolds was one of thirteen electors who voted for him.Reynolds was elected attorney general in November 1926, and won re-election in 1928 and 1930.His son John W.
- Reynolds Jr.
- also served as attorney general as well as governor.
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