John Ringle

John Ringle
10th & 27th Mayor of Wausau, Wisconsin
In office
April 1912 – April 1916
Preceded byJohn F. Lamont
Succeeded byHerman E. Marquardt
In office
April 1884 – April 1885
Preceded byDaniel L. Plumer
Succeeded byRufus P. Manson
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 21st district
In office
January 1, 1883 – January 3, 1887
Preceded byCharles F. Crosby
Succeeded byJohn E. Leahy
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895
Preceded byNeal Brown
Succeeded byGeorge Werheim
ConstituencyMarathon 2nd district
In office
January 6, 1879 – January 2, 1882
Preceded byF. W. Kickbusch
Succeeded byJohn C. Clarke
ConstituencyMarathon County district
Personal details
Born
Johann Ringle

(1848-10-02)October 2, 1848
Herman, Dodge County, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedMarch 15, 1923(1923-03-15) (aged 74)
Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placePine Grove Cemetery, Wausau
Political partyDemocratic
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

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.