John W. Reynolds Sr.

John Whitcome Reynolds Sr., (October 1, 1876 – February 4, 1958) was an American lawyer and politician.

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.