Thomas Clarke Theaker

Thomas Clarke Theaker (born February 4, 1812 in York County , Pennsylvania , † July 16, 1883 in Oakland , Maryland ) was an American politician . Between 1859 and 1861 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Theaker attended the public schools in his home country. In 1830 he moved to Bridgeport , Ohio, where he worked as a machinist and wagner. He later embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In the congressional elections of 1858 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 17th electoral district of Ohio , where he succeeded Democrat William Lawrence on March 4, 1859 . Since he was not confirmed in 1860, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1861 . This was shaped by the events in the immediate run-up to the civil war .

In 1864 Theaker was appointed to the control authority of the Federal Patent Office ( Commissioner to investigate the Patent Office ). Between 1865 and 1868 he headed the patent office. In doing so, he had to deal with a flood of patent applications that had been received during the civil war. In addition, the question of the claims of the inventors from the former Confederate States had to be answered. After 1868 he was a patent attorney in the federal capital Washington. He died in Oakland on July 16, 1883 and was buried in Bridgeport.

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SURNAME	Theaker, Thomas Clarke
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	February 4, 1812
PLACE OF BIRTH	York County , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH	July 16, 1883
Place of death	Oakland , Maryland