Tom Stout

Tom Stout, portrait in Montana Its Story and Biography (1921)

Tom Stout (born May 20, 1879 in New London , Missouri , † December 26, 1965 in Billings , Montana ) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1917 he represented the state of Montana in the US House of Representatives .

Early years

Tom Stout attended the Missouri homeland public schools and then the University of Missouri . He then studied law, but without ever working as a lawyer. For some time he also worked as a teacher. In 1901 he moved to Lewistown , Montana. There he was involved in the newspaper business. Between 1902 and 1916 he published the newspaper "Fergus County Democrat". From 1916 to 1946 he was responsible for the "Lewiston Democrat News".

Political Promotion and Congressman

As a member of the Democratic Party , he attended all regional party conventions in Montana between 1904 and 1946. In 1908 he was also a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Denver . From 1911 to 1913 he was a member of the Montana Senate . Between March 4, 1913 and March 3, 1917, he was a member of the US Congress for two legislative terms for the newly created 2nd  constituency of Montana. There he was chairman of the Ministry of Interior's expenditure control committee from 1915. In 1916 Tom Stout declined to run again.

Another résumé

In the following years Stout did not hold any political office. Between 1930 and 1932 he was a member of a committee of the state government of Montana, which dealt with the public service ( Montana Public Service Commission ). In 1942, 1944 and 1946 he was elected to the Montana House of Representatives. From 1947 to 1960, Stout wrote editorials for the Billings Gazette. He also died in Billings in 1965. Tom Stout was married to Sibyl Ann Sherlock.

Web links

• Tom Stout in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Tom Stout in the database of Find a Grave (English)