Thomas D. Eliot
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| Thomas Dawes Eliot | |
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| In office 1853 – 1855 1859 – 1869 |
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| Preceded by | Zeno Scudder (1853) Robert Bernard Hall (1859) |
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| Succeeded by | Robert Bernard Hall (1859) James Buffinton (1869) |
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| Born | March 20, 1808 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | June 14, 1870 (aged 62) New Bedford, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican/Whig |
Thomas Dawes Eliot, was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was born in Boston on March 20, 1808. He attended the public schools of Washington, D.C., and graduated from Columbian College (now George Washington University in 1825. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Eliot served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and served in the Massachusetts State Senate. He was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Zeno Scudder and served from April 17, 1854, to March 3, 1855. He declined to be a candidate for renomination. Eliot was a delegate to the Free Soil Convention in Worcester in 1855.
He declined to be a candidate for nomination by the Republican for Attorney General of Massachusetts in 1857. He was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1859-March 3, 1869). Eliot served as Chairman of the Committee on the Freedmen’s Bureau (Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses), and the Committee on Commerce (Fortieth Congress). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1868. He resumed the practice of law and died on June 14, 1870. His interment was in Oak Grove Cemetery.[1]
| Preceded by Zeno Scudder |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 1st congressional district April 17, 1854 – March 3, 1855 |
Succeeded by Robert B. Hall |
| Preceded by Robert B. Hall |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 1st congressional district March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1869 |
Succeeded by James Buffinton |
[edit] References
- ^ Thomas Dawes Eliot Find-A-Grave, Russ Dodge, 2004-07-24
