Alvin C. Reis

Alvin C. Reis (March 24, 1892 – January 24, 1956) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge. He was a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the last 20 years of his life. Earlier in his career, he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate, and served as a United States Army officer in World War I.

The Honorable Alvin C. Reis
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 9th Circuit, Branch 1
In office July 1936 – January 24, 1956
Preceded by	Albert G. Zimmerman
Succeeded by	Richard W. Bardwell
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 26th district
In office January 1, 1933 – January 1, 1935
Preceded by	Glenn D. Roberts
Succeeded by	Harold M. Groves
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dane 1st district
In office January 1, 1927 – January 1, 1931
Preceded by	Herman W. Sachtjen
Succeeded by	Harold M. Groves
Personal details
Born	(1892-03-24)March 24, 1892 Evansville, Indiana
Died	January 24, 1956(1956-01-24) (aged 63) Madison, Wisconsin
Resting place	Forest Hill Cemetery Madison, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1918–1919
Rank	Major
Battles/wars	World War I Belleau Wood Campaign Battle of Château-Thierry (1918) German spring offensive Second Battle of the Marne Hundred Days Offensive Battle of Saint-Mihiel Meuse–Argonne offensive

Biography

Reis was born on March 24, 1892, in Evansville, Indiana.^[1] He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard Law School. During World War II, he served as a major in the United States Army. Battles Reis took part in include the Battle of Château-Thierry, the Battle of Saint-Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. He died on January 24, 1956, in Madison, Wisconsin, and is buried at Forest Hill Cemetery.

Political career

Reis was elected to the Assembly in 1926 and 1928 and to the Senate in 1932. Later, he became a judge on the Wisconsin Circuit Court. He was a Republican.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly (1926, 1928)

Wisconsin Assembly, Dane 1st District Election, 1926^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
General Election, November 2, 1926
	Republican	Alvin C. Reis	10,127	96.60%
	Prohibition	Portia Taynton	356	3.40%
Total votes			'10,483'	'100.0%'
	Republican hold

Wisconsin Attorney General (1930)

Wisconsin Attorney General Election, 1930^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
General Election, April 1930
	Republican	John W. Reynolds, Sr.	258,469	43.35%
	Republican	Michael Eberlein	175,147	29.37%
	Republican	Alvin C. Reis	133,739	22.43%
	Democratic	John J. Boyle	16,138	2.71%
	Socialist	Glenn P. Turner	11,549	1.94%
	Prohibition	Burton S. Hawley	1,218	0.20%
General Election, November 4, 1930
	Republican	John W. Reynolds, Sr.	375,616	68.10%	−0.19%
	Democratic	John J. Boyle	125,315	22.72%	−4.06%
	Socialist	Glenn P. Turner	35,169	6.38%	+2.27%
	Prohibition	Burton S. Hawley	12,636	2.29%	+1.46%
	Communist	William Martilla	2,827	0.51%
Total votes			'551,563'	'100.0%'	-37.09%
	Republican hold

Wisconsin Senate (1932)

Wisconsin Senate, 26th District Election, 1932^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Primary Election, September 1932
	Republican	Alvin C. Reis	20,935	56.89%
	Republican	Hovey	14,087	38.28%
	Democratic	Miles C. Riley	1,600	4.35%
	Socialist	Sam Mintz	137	0.37%
	Prohibition	W. J. Robinson	39	0.11%
Total votes			'36,798'	'100.0%'
General Election, November 8, 1932
	Republican	Alvin C. Reis	23,277	52.18%
	Democratic	Miles C. Riley	20,057	44.96%
	Prohibition	W. J. Robinson	650	1.46%
	Socialist	Sam Mintz	629	1.41%
Total votes			'44,613'	'100.0%'
	Republican hold

Wisconsin Circuit Court (1937)

Wisconsin Circuit Court, 9th Circuit Branch 1 Election, 1937^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
General Election, April 1937
	Independent	Alvin C. Reis	18,812	100.0%
Total votes			'18,812'	'100.0%'

Wisconsin Supreme Court (1941)

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 1941^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
General Election, April 1, 1941
	Independent	Chester A. Fowler (incumbent)	290,276	54.89%	+8.02%
	Independent	Alvin C. Reis	238,562	45.11%
Total votes			'528,838'	'100.0%'	-2.61%

See also

• Alvin C. Reis at Find a Grave

References

1. Witte, Edwin E., ed. (1933). "Legislative branch of the state government". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1933 (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. p. 223. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
2. Holmes, Fred L., ed. (1927). "Election statistics". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1927 (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. p. 586. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
3. Kelly, Alice, ed. (1931). "Parties and elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1931 (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. pp. 465, 471, 580. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
4. Witte, Edwin E., ed. (1933). "Parties and elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1933 (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. pp. 539, 541. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
5. Ohm, Howard F.; Bryhan, Leone G., eds. (1937). "Parties and elections: the judicial and nonpartisan elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1937 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 441. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
6. Ohm, Howard F.; Bryhan, Leone G., eds. (1942). "Parties and elections: the judicial and nonpartisan elections". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1942 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 675. Retrieved December 27, 2019.

Legal offices
Preceded by Albert G. Zimmerman	Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the 9th Circuit, Branch 1 1936 – 1956	Succeeded by Richard W. Bardwell