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John J. Ruka

American politician (1862–1928)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ21664891 ↗
Source-derived summary

John J. Ruka (May 30, 1862 – December 19, 1928) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Ruka was born on May 30, 1862, in Boscobel, Wisconsin. He married Martha Fox. By trade, he was a manufacturer and a farmer. Ruka died at his home in Boscobel on December 19, 1928.

Political career

Ruka was elected to the Assembly in 1916 and 1918. In addition, he was a member of the city council and school board of Boscobel. He was a Republican.

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This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “John J. Ruka” as american politician (1862–1928). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1862, 1928, 1916, 1918—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1862-05-30. The account is most persuasive where John, Ruka and American can be independently traced.
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The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as american politician (1862–1928). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q21664891. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1862, 1928, 1916 and 1918.

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This entry incorporates text from “John J. Ruka” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.