Thomas Grant Cretney

Thomas Grant Cretney (August 20, 1870 – April 16, 1938) was an American politician and businessman.

Born in the town of Ridgeway, Iowa County, Wisconsin, Cretney was a building contractor and President of the State Bank of Arena.[1] Cretney was also in the real estate business and had invented and patented a system of traffic signs. Cretney served as president of the village of Ridgeway. In 1915, Cretney served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican. He then moved to Madison, Wisconsin and served as sergeant at arms in the Wisconsin Assembly.[2] Cretney died in Madison, Wisconsin after a long illness,[1] leaving an estate valued at $13,500.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "After a Long Illness T. G. Cretney, 67, Real Estate Man, Ex-Solon, Dies". Wisconsin State Journal. April 16, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved May 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1919, Biographical Sketch of Thomas Grant Cretney, p. 508.
  3. ^ "Cretney Estate Valued at $13,500". Wisconsin State Journal. May 24, 1938. p. 16. Retrieved June 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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