Thomas Grant Cretney (August 20, 1870 – April 16, 1938) was an American politician and businessman. Born in the town of Ridgeway,

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, Cretney was a building contractor and President of the State Bank of Arena. Cretney was also in the real estate business and had invented and patented a system of traffic signs. Cretney served as president of the village of Ridgeway. In 1915, Cretney served in the

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as a Republican. He then moved to

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and served as sergeant at arms in the Wisconsin Assembly. Cretney died in Madison, Wisconsin after a long illness, leaving an estate valued at $13,500.

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1870 births 1938 deaths People from Ridgeway, Wisconsin Businesspeople from Wisconsin Mayors of places in Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Politicians from Madison, Wisconsin 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1870s-stub