Thomas Lynch (politician, 1844)

Thomas Lynch (born November 21, 1844 in Granville , Milwaukee County , Wisconsin , †  May 4, 1898 in Antigo , Wisconsin) was an American politician . Between 1891 and 1895 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Lynch was born in Granville in what was then Wisconsin Territory in 1844 . His birthplace was later incorporated into the city of Milwaukee . Lynch attended his homeland public schools and moved to Chilton , Calumet County in 1864 . There he began to work in agriculture. He also held a number of local offices. In the meantime he also worked as a teacher. At the same time, Lynch embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1873 and 1883 he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly . After studying law at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and being admitted to the bar in 1875, he began working in his new profession in Chilton.

From 1878 to 1882, Lynch was a district attorney in his homeland. In 1883 he moved to Antigo. In 1885 and 1888 he won the elections for mayor of this place. In the congressional election of 1890 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the ninth constituency of Wisconsin , where he succeeded Republican Myron McCord on March 4, 1891 . After a re-election in 1892, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1895 . From 1893 Lynch was chairman of the Committee on Mileage .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Thomas Lynch no longer appeared politically. He died in Antigo on May 4, 1898.

Web links

• Thomas Lynch in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Thomas Lynch in the database of Find a Grave (English)