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Born: August 5, 1817
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Died: November 26, 1899
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Complete HarpWeek Biography:
Thomas Tipton was born in Cadiz, Ohio. He attended Allegheny College
(Pennsylvania), then transferred to Madison College (Pennsylvania), graduating
in 1840. He studied law and passed the bar in 1844. The next year he was elected
to the Ohio [?] house of representatives, then served in an appointive position
with the U.S. Land Office from 1849 to 1852. Thereafter he resumed his law
practice and in 1856 became an ordained minister of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. In 1859 he moved to Nebraska and served as a member of its territorial
constitutional convention and territorial council. Converting to the
Congregational Church, Tipton served as a chaplain to the Nebraska Volunteer
Infantry during the Civil War. In 1867 he was elected a delegate to Nebraska's
state constitutional convention and, once it gained statehood, was selected by
the legislature as U.S. senator (1869-1875). After his term expired, he resumed
his law practice and ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1880.
Source consulted: Biographical Directory of the
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