Isaac Craite (April 1856 – February 23, 1918) was a

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

businessman, judge, and legislator. Born in Manitowoc Rapids, Wisconsin, Craite taught school and became a

justice of the peace A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...

. Craite became a merchant and was elected to the municipal court in

Manitowoc, Wisconsin Manitowoc () is a city in and the county seat of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The city is located on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Manitowoc River. According to the 2020 census, Manitowoc had a population of 34,626, with over ...

. During this time, he studied the law, was admitted to the state bar and practiced law. In 1887 and 1889, Craite was elected to the

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People from Manitowoc, Wisconsin Wisconsin state court judges Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 1856 births 1918 deaths 19th-century American judges {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-stub