Name Thomas Cretney | Role Politician | |
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. 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. Cretney died in Madison, Wisconsin after a long illness.
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