Justin Worthy Ranney (January 4, 1821 – September 13, 1898) was an American farmer, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer.
At age 18, Ranney went to work, teaching school for several winters while learning the carpenter's trade in the summers.
He came directly to La Crosse County, and settled on a farm in what is now the town of Hamilton, just outside the village of West Salem, Wisconsin.
He ran for Wisconsin Senate in 1866 and was nominated at the National Union Party district convention over former state representative William H.
During 1867, the National Union coalition began to break down over disagreements on reconstruction, and in 1868 Ranney identified with the Republican Party.
[8] Ranney remained active with the Republican Party and was a perennial delegate to the county and district level conventions.