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  Updegraff, Thomas
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NameThomas Updegraff
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McGregor, Iowa , United States
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Born April 03, 1834
DiedOctober 04, 1910 (76 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
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Nov 06, 2015 06:04pm
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InfoUPDEGRAFF, Thomas, a Representative from Iowa; born in Tioga County, Pa., April 3, 1834; attended private schools, the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, and an academy in Binghamton, N.Y.; clerk of the district court of Clayton County, Iowa, 1856-1860; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1860 and commenced practice in McGregor, Iowa; member of the State house of representatives in 1878; elected as a Republican to the Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1879-March 3, 1883); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882 to the Forty-eighth Congress; member of the board of education and city solicitor of McGregor, Iowa; delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1888; elected to the Fifty-third, Fifty-fourth, and Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1899); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1898; engaged in the practice of his profession until his death in McGregor, Iowa, on October 4, 1910; interment in Pleasant Grove Cemetery.


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  10/10/1882 IA - District 04 Lost 48.40% (-3.20%)
  11/02/1880 IA - District 03 Won 51.79% (+10.11%)
  10/08/1878 IA - District 03 Won 43.85% (+6.33%)
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