William Reader (May 16, 1864 – 1935) was a member of the

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Biography

Reader was born on May 16, 1864, in

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. He moved with his parents to

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, in 1882. Pursuits he followed there include farming and the retail clothing business. In 1891, Reader married Mary McCabe (1872–1944). They had four children. Reader and others of his family were

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. His fraternal affiliations included the Catholic Order of Foresters. Reader was assaulted in 1916; his attacker chewed Reader's thumb badly and gangrene set in, requiring amputation of the thumb.

Political career

Reader was a member of the Assembly during the 1909 and 1911 sessions. Additionally, he was Chairman (similar to Mayor) of

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, and Register of Deeds of Langlade County. He was a

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reader, William People from Stockbridge, Wisconsin People from Langlade County, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Mayors of places in Wisconsin 20th-century Roman Catholics Businesspeople from Wisconsin Farmers from Wisconsin 1864 births 1935 deaths Catholic politicians from Wisconsin