Bartholomew Ringle

Ringle was born on October 16, 1814, in the region of Zweibrücken in what is today southwest Germany.{{cite news|title=Badger Notes: Judge Bartholomew Ringle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3160251/bartholomew_ringle_18141881/|newspaper=The Weekly Wisconsin|date=November 2, 1881|page=8|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = September 5, 2015 }} {{Open access}} At the time of his birth, this was part of the Rhine region which had just been transferred to the dominion of the Kingdom of Bavaria, after having been briefly under the rule of Napoleon's French Empire.His biographies always describe his home region as "Rhein-Bairen", which is likely a poor Anglicization of "Rhine-Bayern" or "Bavarian Rhine". As a resident of Bavaria, he received a common school education and became an attorney.{{cite book|url= https://archive.org/details/historyofnorther00west/ |title= History of Northern Wisconsin |year= 1881 |publisher= Western Historical Company |chapter= History of Marathon County |pages= [https://archive.org/details/historyofnorther00west/page/545/ 545], [https://archive.org/details/historyofnorther00west/page/565/ 565] |accessdate= August 7, 2022 }}

He emigrated to the United States in 1846, coming directly to the Wisconsin Territory and settling in Germantown, in Washington County. He lived there for two years before moving to the town of Herman, in Dodge County. In Herman, Ringle became a prominent member of the community and a member of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. He was appointed to serve as postmaster for six years, and was elected justice of the peace, town clerk, and chairman of the town board.

He moved to Wausau, Wisconsin, in Marathon County in 1859. Wausau was incorporated as a village in 1861; Ringle was elected the 2nd village president in 1862 and was re-elected in 1863. In 1863, he was also elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly, running on the Democratic Party ticket. He represented all of Marathon and Wood counties.{{Cite report|url= https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/MSUNNJ7UJ4PNF9C |title= The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin |year= 1864 |publisher= State of Wisconsin |chapter= Assembly Districts with Names of Members since the Apportionment of 1861 |page=[https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AMSUNNJ7UJ4PNF9C/full/AZC4JPSPVA53TS82 132] |accessdate= August 7, 2022 }} In the 1863 election, he was also elected county judge, and would continue to hold that office until his death. In 1864, he was also elected to serve as county clerk—that office he held for three two-year terms.{{cite web|url= https://www.ci.wausau.wi.us/Departments/Mayor/History/Biographies.aspx |title= Mayors Biographies and Photos |website= City of Wausau |accessdate= August 7, 2022 }}

He did not run for re-election to the Assembly in 1864, but returned to the Assembly with the election of 1871,{{cite report|url=https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/3PZNSAQ7F7WRA85 |title= The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin |year= 1872 |publisher= State of Wisconsin |chapter= Official Directory |page= [https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/A3PZNSAQ7F7WRA85/full/A6YWRMSI33B73U8R 451] |accessdate= August 7, 2022 }} and then served three more terms in 1875, 1876, and 1877. While serving in the Assembly, he was instrumental in the act to incorporate Wausau as a city. He was elected the fifth mayor of Wausau in 1876.

Ringle continued to work as an attorney and county judge until his death. He died of heart disease while working at his desk in Wausau, on October 27, 1881. He was buried at Wausau's Pine Grove Cemetery. Reports stated that Wausau "never saw a larger funeral."

Bartholomew Ringle married Magdalena Amalia Pick in June 1834, while they were both living in the Kingdom of Bavaria. They had twelve children together, though two died in infancy, and two others died in childhood. Several of their children grew to prominence in Wisconsin.

Charles (Carl) Ringle was a successful merchant in Herman, Dodge County, Wisconsin, and served as town chairman, town treasurer, town clerk, postmaster, and justice of the peace.{{cite book|url= https://archive.org/details/historyofdodgeco00chic/ |title= The History of Dodge County, Wisconsin |year= 1880 |publisher= Western Historical Company |chapter= Biographical Sketches - Herman Township |page= [https://archive.org/details/historyofdodgeco00chic/page/676/ 676] |accessdate= August 7, 2022 }}

Valentine Ringle served as a member of the city council in Wausau and city treasurer and postmaster. He was also a publisher of two newspapers, the English-language Wisconsin River Pilot and the German-language Wausau Wochenblatt.

John Ringle was a successful merchant in Wausau and also served as postmaster there. He served three terms as county clerk, three terms as a member of the State Assembly, and two years in the State Senate. His son, Oscar Ringle, also served in the State Assembly.

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• List of mayors of Wausau, Wisconsin

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{{s-ttl|title = {{nowrap|Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly}} {{nowrap|from the Marathon County district}} |years= January 1, 1872{{spaced ndash}}January 6, 1873 }}

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{{s-bef|before = Willis C. Silverthorn }}

{{s-ttl|title = {{nowrap|Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly}} {{nowrap|from the Marathon County district}} |years= January 4, 1875{{spaced ndash}}January 7, 1878 }}

{{s-aft|after = F. W. Kickbusch }}

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{{s-bef|before = F. A. Hoffman }}

{{s-ttl|title = Village President of Wausau, Wisconsin |years= April 1862{{spaced ndash}}April 1864}}

{{s-aft|after = Rufus P. Manson }}

{{s-bef|before = Rufus P. Manson }}

{{s-ttl|title = Clerk of Marathon County, Wisconsin |years= January 1865{{spaced ndash}}January 1871 }}

{{s-aft|after = Jacob Paff }}

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{{s-ttl|title = Mayor of Wausau, Wisconsin |years= April 1876{{spaced ndash}}April 1877 }}

{{s-aft|after = John C. Clarke }}

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{{s-ttl|title = Judge of Marathon County, Wisconsin |years= January 1864{{spaced ndash}}October 27, 1881 }}

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