Reynolds was born in Jacksonport , in Door County , Wisconsin , the son of Jennie ( Foley ) and Thomas Reynolds . He graduated from the University of Michigan and the University of Wisconsin Law School . Reynolds was admitted to the bar in 1902 . After becoming a lawyer , he worked in Ashland , Wisconsin for a short time before setting up a practice in Green Bay , Wisconsin , which remained his home for the rest of his life . Reynolds served as district attorney for Brown County from 1906 to 1910 . He was a delegate to the 1924 Republican National Convention , supporting Senator Robert M. La Follette Sr . When La Follette ran as a Progressive in the general election that year , Reynolds was one of thirteen electors who voted for him
1924 Republican National Convention
1924 Republican National Convention
John W. Reynolds Sr.