George Reinke

{{Short description|American politician (1914–2009)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{infobox officeholder |name=George Reinke |office=[[County executive|County Executive]] of [[Dane County, Wisconsin]] |term_start=1973 |term_end=1981 |birth_date={{birth date|1914|12|27}} |birth_place=[[Middleton (town), Wisconsin|Middleton, Wisconsin]], U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|2009|9|22|1914|12|27}} |death_place=[[Madison, Wisconsin]], U.S. |occupation=Polticiian }} '''George Reinke''' (December 27, 1914 – September 22, 2009) was the first elected [[County Executive]] of [[Dane County, Wisconsin]], [[United States]].

Born in the town of [[Middleton (town), Wisconsin|Middleton, Wisconsin]],<ref name="Obit">{{cite news|title=Reshaped County Government to Offer People Many Services |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25777647/george_reinke_19142009/ |newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal |date=September 25, 2009 |page=3 |via = [[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate = November 28, 2018 }} {{Open access}}</ref><ref name="Obit2">{{cite news |title=George F Reinke |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56022249/george-reinke-1914-2009/ |newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal |date=September 27, 2009 |page=33 |via = [[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate=July 25, 2020}} {{Open access}}</ref> Reinke served in the Dane County government as an accountant, county clerk, and county administrator. He served as County Executive of Dane County from 1973 to 1981.<ref name="Obit"/><ref name="Obit2"/> He died in [[Madison, Wisconsin]].<ref>[http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt_and_politics/article_83650f29-b5f2-5666-9000-0348b8f8a2d6.html Reinke, First Dane County Exec Dies At 94.]</ref>

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