Thomas Cusack

Thomas Cusack, 1899

Thomas Cusack (born October 5, 1858 in Kilrush , County Clare , Ireland , †  November 19, 1926 in Chicago , Illinois ) was an American politician . Between 1899 and 1901 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1861, Thomas Cusack and his parents came to New York City from their Irish homeland . After his parents' death in 1863, he came to live with relatives in Chicago, where he attended both public and private schools. He then became a poster artist and entered the poster advertising business. In 1875 he founded his own company. In the following years until his death he stayed in the advertising business. After the invention of the automobile and the emerging road network, he used the areas along the streets as advertising space. He became the market leader in the United States. He made double-digit million sales. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . From 1896 to 1898 he was a member of their state board in Illinois. Between 1891 and 1898 he was a member of the Chicago Education Committee; since 1897 he acted as its deputy chairman. From 1893 to 1897 he was also on the advisory board of Governor John Peter Altgeld .

In the congressional election of 1898 , Cusack was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Daniel W. Mills on March 4, 1899 . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1900, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1901 . After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Cusack continued his previous activities in the advertising industry. He died in Chicago on November 19, 1926.

Web links

• Thomas Cusack in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Thomas Cusack in the database of Find a Grave (English)