Reno W. Trego was a member of the

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Biography

Trego was born on August 24, 1877, in

Benton County, Iowa Benton County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,575. Its county seat and largest city is Vinton. The county is named for Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator from Missouri. Benton County is ...

. From 1898 to 1901, Trego was a member of the

Iowa National Guard The Iowa National Guard consists of the: * Iowa Army National Guard and the * Iowa Air National Guard The Iowa National Guard headquarters is at Camp Dodge in Johnston, several miles north of the state capital Des Moines. The facility serves ...

. On August 15, 1911, he married Sevilla Ridenour. Trego moved to

Wood County, Wisconsin Wood County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 74,207. Its county seat is Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Rapids. The county is ...

in 1918 and to

Merrill, Wisconsin Merrill is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located to the south of and adjacent to the Merrill (town), Wisconsin, Town of Merrill. The population was 9,347, according to the 2020 United States cen ...

in 1923. He died on November 3, 1961, in

Wausau, Wisconsin Wausau ( ) is a city in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. It is located along the Wisconsin River and had a population of 39,994 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the core city of the Wausau ...

and is buried in

Garrison, Iowa Garrison is a city in Benton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 344 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was named for the farmer, Nelson Garrison, who had the post offi ...

Political career

Trego was a member of the Assembly from 1937 to 1940. He was a member of the

Wisconsin Progressive Party The Wisconsin Progressive Party (1934–1946) was a political third party that briefly held a major role in Wisconsin politics under the two sons of the late Robert M. La Follette. It was on the political left wing, and it sometimes cooperated wit ...

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* People from Benton County, Iowa People from Wood County, Wisconsin People from Merrill, Wisconsin Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Wisconsin Progressives (1924) Military personnel from Wisconsin United States Army soldiers 1877 births 1961 deaths Iowa National Guard personnel 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Progressive1924-stub