Thomas C. Ripley | |
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Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 12th district | |
In office December 7, 1846 – March 3, 1847 | |
Preceded by | Richard P. Herrick |
Succeeded by | Gideon Reynolds |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Cornell Ripley January 2, 1807 Broadalbin, New York, U.S. |
Died | February 12, 1897 Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 90)
Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery, Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. |
Political party | Whig |
Alma mater | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Thomas C. Ripley (January 2, 1807 – February 12, 1897) was a United States representative from New York.
Thomas Cornell Ripley was born in Broadalbin, New York on January 2, 1807. [1] (Some sources indicate Easton, New York.) He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1828, [2] Studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practised in Little Falls. [3] He subsequently relocated to Schaghticoke. [4] [5] [6]
Ripley was elected as a Whig to the 29th United States Congress, filling the vacancy caused by the death of Richard P. Herrick. He served from December 1846 to March 1847, and was not a candidate for a full term in 1846. [7]
In 1854, he moved to Saginaw, Michigan, where he farmed and continued to practice law. [8] [9] He joined the Republican Party at its founding and held several local offices, including School Superintendent. [10] He served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1873 to 1874. [11]
Ripley died in Saginaw on February 12, 1897. [12]
Thomas C. Ripley | |
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Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 12th district | |
In office December 7, 1846 – March 3, 1847 | |
Preceded by | Richard P. Herrick |
Succeeded by | Gideon Reynolds |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Cornell Ripley January 2, 1807 Broadalbin, New York, U.S. |
Died | February 12, 1897 Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 90)
Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery, Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. |
Political party | Whig |
Alma mater | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Thomas C. Ripley (January 2, 1807 – February 12, 1897) was a United States representative from New York.
Thomas Cornell Ripley was born in Broadalbin, New York on January 2, 1807. [1] (Some sources indicate Easton, New York.) He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1828, [2] Studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practised in Little Falls. [3] He subsequently relocated to Schaghticoke. [4] [5] [6]
Ripley was elected as a Whig to the 29th United States Congress, filling the vacancy caused by the death of Richard P. Herrick. He served from December 1846 to March 1847, and was not a candidate for a full term in 1846. [7]
In 1854, he moved to Saginaw, Michigan, where he farmed and continued to practice law. [8] [9] He joined the Republican Party at its founding and held several local offices, including School Superintendent. [10] He served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1873 to 1874. [11]
Ripley died in Saginaw on February 12, 1897. [12]