Thomas Jefferson Lilly

Thomas Jefferson Lilly

Thomas Jefferson Lilly (born June 3, 1878 in Dunns , Mercer County , West Virginia , † April 2, 1956 in Sweet Springs , West Virginia) was an American politician . Between 1923 and 1925 he represented the fifth constituency of the State of West Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Lilly attended the public schools in his home country. After that he became a teacher himself for some time. He was also involved in agriculture. Between 1902 and 1906 he was justice of the peace in his hometown. After studying law at McKinley University in Chicago and being admitted to the bar in 1911, he began working in his new profession in Hinton (West Virginia). Between 1914 and 1922 he served in Summers County as a divorce commissioner .

Lilly was a member of the Democratic Party and was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in 1922 as its candidate in the fifth district of West Virginia . There he took over on March 4, 1923, succeeding Republican Wells Goodykoontz , whom he had defeated in the election. But since he was defeated by the Republican James F. Strother in the next elections in 1924 , Lilly could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1925 . After his time in Congress ended, he returned to work as a lawyer. He also continued to work in agriculture. Politically, he no longer appeared. Thomas Lilly died in Sweet Springs on April 2, 1956 and was buried in Hinton.

Web links

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

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