John C. Sibbald (August 9, 1903 – January 12, 1956) was an American politician and businessman.
Born in
Ashland, Wisconsin
Ashland is a city in Ashland and Bayfield counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is the county seat of Ashland County. The city is a port on Lake Superior, near the head of Chequamegon Bay. The population was 7,908 at the 2020 census, al ...
, Sibbald grew up in the town of
Grandview, Wisconsin where he owned a general store. The town of Grandview was called the town of Pratt until the name of the town was changed to Grandview in 1969. Sibbald was the town clerk, town chairman of the town of Pratt, and served on the
Bayfield County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors. In 1935, Sibbald served in the
Wisconsin State Assembly on the
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ticket, but lost the nomination in 1936 to
Laurie E. Carlson
Laurie E. Carlson (January 12, 1908 – March 26, 1999) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
Carlson was born Laurie Edwin Carlson on January 12, 1908, in Bayfield, Wisconsin. He attended Northland College, where he was a memb ...
. In 1937, Sibbald served as secretary to the speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly. He worked for the Wisconsin State Beverage Tax Division, the United States Office of Price Administration, and finally the Wisconsin Department of Internal Revenue. He was working in
Wausau, Wisconsin for the Wisconsin Internal Revenue Department at the time of his death in Wausau, Wisconsin.
['Wisconsin Session Laws 1957.' Madison, Wisconsin: 1957, 1957 Wisconsin Joint Resolution 8-John C. Sibbald, pg. 855-856]
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