Thomas A. Tomlinson

Thomas Ash Tomlinson (March, 1802 – June 18, 1872) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in New York City in March 1802, Tomlinson attended the schools of Champlain and Plattsburgh, New York. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Keeseville, New York, in 1823. Mill owner and dealer in lands. He served as colonel in the State militia. He served as member of the State assembly in 1835 and 1836.

Tomlinson was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843). He resumed the practice of law and also engaged in the real estate business. He died in Keeseville, New York, June 18, 1872. He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery.

Sources

• United States Congress. "Thomas A. Tomlinson (id: T000301)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 
• Thomas A. Tomlinson at Find a Grave

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