James DeNoon Reymert

James D. Reymert
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 10th district
In office
January 11, 1854 – January 9, 1856
Preceded byMarvin H. Bovee
Succeeded byEdward Gernon
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Milwaukee 9th district
In office
January 14, 1857 – January 13, 1858
Preceded byGeorge Hahn
Succeeded byMichael Hanrahan
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Racine 2nd district
In office
January 10, 1849 – January 9, 1850
Preceded byHenry B. Roberts
Succeeded byStephen O. Bennett
Personal details
Born
James DeNoon Reymert

(1821-10-24)October 24, 1821
Farsund, Sweden–Norway
DiedMarch 25, 1896(1896-03-25) (aged 74)
Los Angeles, California
Political partyDemocrat
Free Soil (before 1853)

James DeNoon Reymert (October 24, 1821 – March 25, 1896) was an American newspaper editor, mine operator, lawyer and politician. He was a pioneer settler in Wisconsin Territory, early elected official in the state of Wisconsin and founded the first Norwegian language newspaper to be published in the United States.[1]

  1. ^ The Norwegians of Wisconsin (Phillips, Wisconsin Times Newspaper. April 2, 1905) [1]