Summary
Thomas Foster Tipton (August 29, 1833 – February 7, 1904) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Thomas F. Tipton | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 13th district | |
| In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | |
| Preceded by | Adlai Stevenson I |
| Succeeded by | Adlai Stevenson I |
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| Born | August 29, 1833 Harrisburg, Ohio |
| Died | February 7, 1904 (aged 70) Bloomington, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
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Biography edit
Thomas F. Tipton was born near Harrisburg, Ohio on August 29, 1833.[1] He attended the public schools. He moved with his parents to McLean County, Illinois, in 1843. He read law, was admitted to the bar in 1854, and began working as a lawyer.[1]
He served as state attorney for the eighth judicial district of Illinois in 1867 and 1868.
Tipton was elected circuit judge of the eighth judicial circuit in 1870, and upon the reorganization of the circuit court under the new constitution was reelected circuit judge of the fourteenth judicial circuit.
Tipton was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1878 to the Forty-sixth Congress.
Tipton was again elected circuit judge and served from 1891 to 1897. He resumed the practice of law. He died in Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, February 7, 1904, and was interred in Evergreen Cemetery.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Moses, John, ed. (1896). Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of the Representative Men of the United States: Illinois Volume. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 220–222. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Death of Judge Tipton". The New York Times. Bloomington, Illinois. February 8, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- United States Congress. "Thomas F. Tipton (id: T000285)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links edit
- Thomas F. Tipton - McLean County Museum of History
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress