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Alvin C. Reis

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The Honorable
Alvin C. Reis
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 9th Circuit, Branch 1
In office
July 1936 – January 24, 1956
Preceded byAlbert G. Zimmerman
Succeeded byRichard W. Bardwell
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 26th district
In office
January 1, 1933 – January 1, 1935
Preceded byGlenn D. Roberts
Succeeded byHarold M. Groves
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Dane 1st district
In office
January 1, 1927 – January 1, 1931
Preceded byHerman W. Sachtjen
Succeeded byHarold M. Groves
Personal details
Born(1892-03-24)March 24, 1892
Evansville, Indiana
DiedJanuary 24, 1956(1956-01-24) (aged 63)
Madison, Wisconsin
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery
Madison, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1918–1919
Rank Major
Battles/warsWorld War I

Alvin C. Reis (March 24, 1892 – January 24, 1956) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge. He was a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the last 20 years of his life. Earlier in his career, he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate, and served as a United States Army officer in World War I.

Biography

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Reis was born on March 24, 1892, in Evansville, Indiana.[1] He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard Law School. During World War II, he served as a major in the United States Army. Battles Reis took part in include the Battle of Château-Thierry, the Battle of Saint-Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. He died on January 24, 1956, in Madison, Wisconsin, and is buried at Forest Hill Cemetery.

Political career

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Reis was elected to the Assembly in 1926 and 1928 and to the Senate in 1932. Later, he became a judge on the Wisconsin Circuit Court. He was a Republican.

Electoral history

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Wisconsin Assembly (1926, 1928)

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Wisconsin Assembly, Dane 1st District Election, 1926[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 2, 1926
Republican Alvin C. Reis 10,127 96.60%
Prohibition Portia Taynton 356 3.40%
Total votes '10,483' '100.0%'
Republican hold

Wisconsin Attorney General (1930)

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Wisconsin Attorney General Election, 1930[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, April 1930
Republican John W. Reynolds, Sr. 258,469 43.35%
Republican Michael Eberlein 175,147 29.37%
Republican Alvin C. Reis 133,739 22.43%
Democratic John J. Boyle 16,138 2.71%
Socialist Glenn P. Turner 11,549 1.94%
Prohibition Burton S. Hawley 1,218 0.20%
General Election, November 4, 1930
Republican John W. Reynolds, Sr. 375,616 68.10% −0.19%
Democratic John J. Boyle 125,315 22.72% −4.06%
Socialist Glenn P. Turner 35,169 6.38% +2.27%
Prohibition Burton S. Hawley 12,636 2.29% +1.46%
Communist William Martilla 2,827 0.51%
Total votes '551,563' '100.0%' -37.09%
Republican hold

Wisconsin Senate (1932)

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Wisconsin Senate, 26th District Election, 1932[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Primary Election, September 1932
Republican Alvin C. Reis 20,935 56.89%
Republican Hovey 14,087 38.28%
Democratic Miles C. Riley 1,600 4.35%
Socialist Sam Mintz 137 0.37%
Prohibition W. J. Robinson 39 0.11%
Total votes '36,798' '100.0%'
General Election, November 8, 1932
Republican Alvin C. Reis 23,277 52.18%
Democratic Miles C. Riley 20,057 44.96%
Prohibition W. J. Robinson 650 1.46%
Socialist Sam Mintz 629 1.41%
Total votes '44,613' '100.0%'
Republican hold

Wisconsin Circuit Court (1937)

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Wisconsin Circuit Court, 9th Circuit Branch 1 Election, 1937[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, April 1937
Independent Alvin C. Reis 18,812 100.0%
Total votes '18,812' '100.0%'

Wisconsin Supreme Court (1941)

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 1941[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, April 1, 1941
Independent Chester A. Fowler (incumbent) 290,276 54.89% +8.02%
Independent Alvin C. Reis 238,562 45.11%
Total votes '528,838' '100.0%' -2.61%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Witte, Edwin E., ed. (1933). "Legislative branch of the state government". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1933 (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. p. 223. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  2. ^ Holmes, Fred L., ed. (1927). "Election statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1927 (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. p. 586. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  3. ^ Kelly, Alice, ed. (1931). "Parties and elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1931 (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. pp. 465, 471, 580. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  4. ^ Witte, Edwin E., ed. (1933). "Parties and elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1933 (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. pp. 539, 541. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  5. ^ Ohm, Howard F.; Bryhan, Leone G., eds. (1937). "Parties and elections: the judicial and nonpartisan elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1937 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 441. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  6. ^ Ohm, Howard F.; Bryhan, Leone G., eds. (1942). "Parties and elections: the judicial and nonpartisan elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1942 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 675. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Albert G. Zimmerman
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 9th Circuit, Branch 1
1936 – 1956
Succeeded by
Richard W. Bardwell