John Ringle

John Ringle
10th & 27th Mayor of Wausau, Wisconsin
In office April 1912 – April 1916
Preceded by	John F. Lamont
Succeeded by	Herman E. Marquardt
In office April 1884 – April 1885
Preceded by	Daniel L. Plumer
Succeeded by	Rufus P. Manson
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 21st district
In office January 1, 1883 – January 3, 1887
Preceded by	Charles F. Crosby
Succeeded by	John E. Leahy
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895
Preceded by	Neal Brown
Succeeded by	George Werheim
Constituency	Marathon 2nd district
In office January 6, 1879 – January 2, 1882
Preceded by	F. W. Kickbusch
Succeeded by	John C. Clarke
Constituency	Marathon County district
Personal details
Born	Johann Ringle (1848-10-02)October 2, 1848 Herman, Dodge County, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	March 15, 1923(1923-03-15) (aged 74) Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Pine Grove Cemetery, Wausau
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Auguste Engel ​ ​ (m. 1872; died 1894)​ Louise Kemmer ​ ​ (m. 1895; died 1909)​ Augusta Thielke ​ ​ (m. 1909⁠–⁠1923)​
Children	Gustave Charles Ringle (b. 1873; died 1947) Edward Bartholomew Ringle (b. 1874; died 1957) Anna Louisa Matilda (Thielke) (b. 1876; died 1969) Oscar Johan Ludwig Ringle (b. 1878; died 1945) Beatrice Caroline Louise Ringle (b. 1880; died 1956) John Louis Ringle Jr. (b. 1884; died 1942) Lenore L. Ringle (b. 1886; died 1969) Leander Louis Ringle (b. 1886; died 1985) Valeria R. (Flemming) (b. 1892; died 1984)
Parents	Bartholomew Ringle (father) Magdalena Amalia (Pick) Ringle (mother)

John Ringle (born Johann Ringle; October 2, 1848 – March 15, 1923) was an American businessman and Democratic politician from Wausau, Wisconsin. He was the 10th and 27th mayor of Wausau, and represented Marathon County for five years in the Wisconsin State Assembly and for four years in the Wisconsin Senate.

His father, Bartholomew Ringle, was an early settler at Wausau and served as mayor, state representative, and several other county offices. John Ringle's son, Oscar Ringle, also served in the Assembly.

Biography

Ringle was born on October 2, 1848, in Herman, Dodge County, Wisconsin. His father, Bartholomew Ringle, had served in the Wisconsin legislature; and his son, Oscar Ringle, would later do so.

Career

Ringle served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1879 and from 1894 to 1898. He also served in the Wisconsin Senate from 1882 to 1886. From 1873 to 1878, he was Clerk of Marathon County, Wisconsin. Ringle served as mayor of Wausau in 1884 and 1912. He also served on the Wausau Common Council and the Marathon County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors. President Grover Cleveland appointed Ringle postmaster of Wausau. Additionally, Ringle was a candidate for State Treasurer of Wisconsin in 1877, losing to Richard W. Guenther, and for the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 9th congressional district in 1886, losing to incumbent Isaac Stephenson. He was a Democrat. Ringle owned a sawmill and the Ringle Brick Company. He was also in the real estate business and in the banking business. He died at his home on March 15, 1923, in Wausau, Wisconsin.

See also

• List of mayors of Wausau, Wisconsin