Thomas F. Tipton

Thomas Foster Tipton (August 29, 1833 February 7, 1904) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Thomas F. Tipton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 13th district
In office
March 4, 1877  March 3, 1879
Preceded byAdlai Stevenson I
Succeeded byAdlai Stevenson I
Personal details
Born(1833-08-29)August 29, 1833
Harrisburg, Ohio
DiedFebruary 7, 1904(1904-02-07) (aged 70)
Bloomington, Illinois
Political partyRepublican

Born near Harrisburg, Ohio, Tipton attended the public schools. He moved with his parents to McLean County, Illinois, in 1843. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1854 and commenced the practice of law. 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. He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery.

References

  • United States Congress. "Thomas F. Tipton (id: T000285)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Adlai E. Stevenson I
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 12th congressional district

1877-1879
Succeeded by
Adlai E. Stevenson I
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