Albert James Winegar (October 28, 1868 – April 30, 1935) was an American mechanical engineer and politician. Born in

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, in the town of

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, Winegar moved with his parents to Moody County,

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in 1878. Winegar graduated from Dakota Agricultural College (now

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) in 1892 and was a mechanical engineer. In 1896, Winegar moved to

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where he worked as a mechanical engineer. He also worked in the insurance business and owned an automobile service station in Beloit, Wisconsin. Winegar served on the Beloit Common Council and was a

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. In 1915, Winegar served in the

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. During

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, Winegar served in the

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. Winegar died in a hospital in Beloit, Wisconsin.'In Senate Journal of Proceedings of the Sixty Second Session of the Wisconsin Legislature,' Democrat Printing Company, Madison, Wisconsin: 1935, Albert J. Winegar, pg. 871-872

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* 1868 births 1935 deaths Politicians from Beloit, Wisconsin People from Oneida County, New York People from Moody County, South Dakota Military personnel from Wisconsin South Dakota State University alumni American mechanical engineers Businesspeople from Wisconsin Wisconsin city council members Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Engineers from New York (state) {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1860s-stub