Thomas C. Ripley (January 2, 1807 – February 12, 1897) was a United States representative from New York.
Thomas C. Ripley | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 12th district | |
| In office December 7, 1846 – March 3, 1847 | |
| Preceded by | Richard P. Herrick |
| Succeeded by | Gideon Reynolds |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Cornell Ripley January 2, 1807 Broadalbin, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 12, 1897 (aged 90) Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery, Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig |
| Alma mater | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Biography edit
Thomas Cornell Ripley was born in Broadalbin, New York on January 2, 1807.[1] (Some sources indicate Easton, New York.) He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1828,[2] Studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practised in Little Falls.[3] He subsequently relocated to Schaghticoke.[4][5][6]
Ripley was elected as a Whig to the 29th United States Congress, filling the vacancy caused by the death of Richard P. Herrick. He served from December 1846 to March 1847, and was not a candidate for a full term in 1846.[7]
In 1854, he moved to Saginaw, Michigan, where he farmed and continued to practice law.[8][9] He joined the Republican Party at its founding and held several local offices, including School Superintendent.[10] He served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1873 to 1874.[11]
Ripley died in Saginaw on February 12, 1897.[12]
References edit
- ^ Michigan State Historical Society, Historical Collections, Volume 28, 1900, pages 84-85
- ^ Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Biographical Record of the Officers and Graduates of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1887, page 185
- ^ Nathaniel Soley Benton, A History of Herkimer County: Including the Upper Mohawk Valley, 1856, page 485
- ^ 1840 United States Federal Census, entry for T. C. Ripley, accessed via Ancestry.com, September 22, 2013
- ^ 1850 United States Federal Census, entry for Thomas E. Ripley, retrieved via Ancestry.com, September 22, 2013
- ^ Troy Daily Whig, Rensselaer Whig Nominations, September 9, 1846
- ^ Ritchie & Heiss, printers, Journal of the U.S. House of Representatives, December 7, 1846, page 7
- ^ Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, 1860 entry for Thomas C. Ripley, retrieved via Ancestry.com, September 22, 2013
- ^ 1880 United States Federal Census, entry for Thomas C. Ripley, retrieved via Ancestry.com, September 22, 2013
- ^ Michigan. Dept. of Public Instruction, Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1877, page 22
- ^ James W. King, compiler, Manual for the Use of the Legislature of Michigan, 1873, page 470
- ^ Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995, entry for Thomas Ripley, retrieved via Ancestry.com, September 22, 2013
External links edit
- United States Congress. "Thomas C. Ripley (id: R000267)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.