| John W. Reynolds Sr. | |
| Order: | 26th |
| Office: | Attorney General of Wisconsin |
| Term Start: | January 3, 1927 |
| Term End: | January 2, 1933 |
| Predecessor: | Herman L. Ekern |
| Successor: | James E. Finnegan |
| Office1: | District Attorney of Brown County |
| Term Start1: | January 1, 1907 |
| Term End1: | January 1, 1911 |
| Predecessor1: | J. A. Kittell |
| Successor1: | M. E. Davis |
| Birth Name: | John Whitcome Reynolds |
| Birth Date: | 1 October 1876 |
| Birth Place: | Jacksonport, Wisconsin |
| Restingplace: | Allouez Catholic Cemetery And Chapel Mausoleum Green Bay, Wisconsin |
| Party: | Republican |
| Father: | Thomas Reynolds |
| Mother: | Jennie (Foley) Reynolds |
| Relatives: | Charles Reynolds (uncle) |
John Whitcome Reynolds Sr., (October 1, 1876 - February 4, 1958) was an American lawyer and politician. He was the 26th Attorney General of Wisconsin from 1927 to 1933.[1] [2] He was elected as a Republican.[1]
Reynolds was born in Jacksonport, in Door County, Wisconsin, the son of Jennie (Foley) and Thomas Reynolds.[3] He graduated from the University of Michigan and the University of Wisconsin Law School. Reynolds was admitted to the bar in 1902. After becoming a lawyer, he worked in Ashland, Wisconsin, for a short time before setting up a practice in Green Bay, Wisconsin, which remained his home for the rest of his life. Reynolds served as district attorney for Brown County from 1906 to 1910. He was a delegate to the 1924 Republican National Convention, supporting Senator Robert M. La Follette. When La Follette ran for President of the United States as a Progressive in the general election that year, Reynolds was one of thirteen electors who voted for him.[4] [5]
Reynolds was elected attorney general in November 1926, and won re-election in 1928 and 1930.[6]
His son John W. Reynolds Jr. also served as Attorney General and was elected Governor of Wisconsin.[7]
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| Primary Election, September 7, 1926| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 2, 1926
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| Primary Election, September 4, 1928| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 6, 1928
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 1930| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 4, 1930
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 1, 1930
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, April 7, 1931