Thomas Reynolds (March 17, 1840January 11, 1919) was an

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immigrant, farmer, and

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politician. He was a member of the

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, representing Door County during the 1907 and 1909 sessions. He was the father of —the 26th

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—and the grandfather of —a federal judge and the 36th

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Biography

Reynolds was born in

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. He fled Ireland around 1865 due to involvement in a plot to incite an Irish revolt against British rule. In 1866, he moved to

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. He later settled in

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, in Door County, and became involved in the lumber and farming industries. Reynolds died in Jacksonport in 1919 following an illness.

Family

Reynolds married Jane Foley ( 1853–1922). They had ten children. His brother Charles Reynolds was also a member of the Assembly. Thomas Reynolds was the father of John W. Reynolds, Sr., the 26th

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, and the grandfather of

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, the 36th

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and a federal judge.

Political career

Reynolds was a member of the Assembly during the 1907 and 1909 sessions. In addition, he was chairmanCommemorative biographical record of the counties of Brown, Kewaunee and Door, Wisconsin, and containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families
Chicago: J. H. Beers, 1895, page 494 (similar to mayor) and a member of the town board (similar to city council) of Jacksonport. He was a

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Politicians from County Longford Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923) Politicians from Madison, Wisconsin People from Door County, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Mayors of places in Wisconsin Wisconsin city council members Businesspeople in timber Farmers from Wisconsin 1840 births 1919 deaths {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1840s-stub