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Thomas T. Whittlesey

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Thomas T. Whittlesey
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's 4th district
In office
March 3, 1837 – March 3, 1839
Preceded byAt-large representation
Succeeded byThomas Burr Osborne
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's at-large district
In office
April 29, 1836 – March 3, 1837
Preceded byZalmon Wildman
Succeeded byConverted to districts
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 11th district
In office
January 3, 1853 – January 1, 1855
Preceded byHarvey G. Turner
Succeeded byHiram Giles
Personal details
Born
Thomas Tucker Whittlesey

(1798-12-08)December 8, 1798
Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedAugust 20, 1868(1868-08-20) (aged 69)
Pheasant Branch, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyJacksonian Democrat
Spouse
Caroline Holley
(died 1841)
RelationsElisha Whittlesey (cousin)
Frederick Whittlesey (cousin)
Children
  • Elisha Whittlesey
  • (b. 1829; died 1902)
  • Luther Holly Whittlesey
  • (b. 1833; died 1895)
Alma materYale College
Professionlawyer

Thomas Tucker Whittlesey (December 8, 1798 – August 20, 1868) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Connecticut from 1836 to 1839.

Biography

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Thomas Tucker Whittlesey was born on December 8, 1798, in Danbury, Connecticut,[1][2][3] Whittlesey attended the public schools and graduated from Yale College in 1817.[1][2] He then attended Litchfield Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1818.[1]

Career

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Whittlesey started a law practice in Danbury, Connecticut. Whittlesey served as a probate judge.[1]

Congress

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Whittlesey was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Zalmon Wildman. He was reelected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress and served from April 29, 1836, to March 3, 1839. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1838 to the Twenty-sixth Congress.

Later career

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He moved to Pheasant Branch, near Madison, Wisconsin, in 1846. He resumed practicing law and was also engaged in farming. He served as member of the Wisconsin Senate in 1853 and 1854.[2]

Personal life

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Whittlesey married Caroline Holley (1800–1841).[2] He was cousin of Elisha Whittlesey and Frederick Whittlesey.[1]

Whittlesey died on August 20, 1868, in Pheasant Branch, Wisconsin.[1][3] He was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison, Wisconsin.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Whittlesey, Thomas Tucker". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Hon. Thomas T. Whittlesey". Wisconsin State Journal. August 24, 1868. p. 4. Retrieved October 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b "Death of Hon. T. T. Whittlesey". Wisconsin State Journal. August 21, 1868. p. 1. Retrieved October 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

Further reading

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Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 11th district
January 3, 1853 – January 1, 1855
Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's at-large congressional district

1836–1837
Succeeded by
District inactive
Preceded by
District created
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's 4th congressional district

1837–1839
Succeeded by