Thomas W. Bartingale was a member of the

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Biography

Bartingale was born on June 24, 1851, in

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. He was an organizer for the

American Society of Equity The American Society of Equity or Farmers Equity was an American agricultural cooperative and political organization, founded in 1902, which aimed to organize farmers as a "Third Power" in the United States, able to compete with capital and org ...

, and would become involved in the

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business.

Political career

Bartingale was a member of the Assembly during the 1913, 1919 and 1921 sessions. In 1923, he was elected Sergeant at Arms of the Assembly. He was a Republican.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bartingale, Thomas People from Ely, Cambridgeshire English emigrants to the United States Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Employees of the Wisconsin Legislature 1851 births Year of death missing Leaders of the American Society of Equity