Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 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 |