Rawleigh, William Thomas, 1870-1951

Dates:

Birth 1870

Death 1951

Biographical notes:

Manufacturer and retailer of farm goods, chairman of the La Follette for President Committee, and Robert M. La Follette's campaign treasurer.

From the description of Papers of William Thomas Rawleigh, 1911-1931. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71069259

Biographical Note

1870, Dec. 3 Born near Mineral Point, Wis. 1889 Retailer of household goods, veterinarian remedies, and poultry supplies 1890 Married Minnie B. Trevillian 1895 Established the W. T. Rawleigh Co. (president, 1906-1907) 1906 1907 Member, City Council, Freeport, Ill. 1909 Purchaser and editor, Freeport Daily Standard, Freeport, Ill. 1909 1911 Mayor, Freeport, Ill. Vice president, Illinois Mayors Association 1910 1912 Representative, Illinois House of Representatives 1911 Chairman, Freeport-Hughes Alliance (president, 1916) Presidential elector, Progressive Party 1911 1912 Expanded the W. T. Rawleigh Co. with branches in Memphis, Tenn., and Winnipeg, Canada, and offices and warehouses in Mexico, France, Zanzibar, and Madagascar, and plantations in the Comeres Islands 1911 1917 President, Rawleigh-Schryer Co. 1923 Married M. Marguerite Schneider 1924 Chairman, La Follette for President Committee Treasurer, National Joint La Follette-Wheeler Committee 1951 Died

From the guide to the William Thomas Rawleigh Papers, 1911-1931, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)