Thomas A. Roycraft Explained

Thomas Roycraft
Birth Date:May 26, 1853
Death Date:February 2, 1944 (aged 90)
Birth Place:County Cork, Ireland
Death Place:Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, United States
Party:Republican
Office:Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Term:1911
Term2:1905–1909

Thomas A. Roycraft (May 26, 1853  - February 2, 1944) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician.

Biography

Born in County Cork, Ireland, Roycraft emigrated with his parents to the United States in 1862. Roycraft lived on a farm near Omro, Wisconsin, Winnebago County, Wisconsin. He then moved to Lafayette, Chippewa County, Wisconsin.

He organized the Lafayette Dairy Company and was director of the Eagle Point Insurance Company. Roycraft served as chairman, assessor, and treasurer of the Town of Lafayette and was active in the Republican Party. From 1905 to 1909 again in 1911, Roycraft served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Roycraft died at his home in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1911,' Biographical Sketch of Thos A. Roycraft, pg. 753
  2. 'T.A. Roycraft, Chippewa, Dies,' Eau Claire Leader-Telegram (Wisconsin), February 3, 1944, pg. 2