Thomas F. Timlin
Thomas F. Timlin | |
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Milwaukee 6th district | |
In office January 5, 1903 – October 29, 1903 (death) | |
Preceded by | Francis Eline |
Succeeded by | Thomas F. Ramsey |
Personal details | |
Born | Mequon, Wisconsin, U.S. | September 28, 1863
Died | October 29, 1903 Wisconsin, U.S. | (aged 40)
Resting place | Calvary Cemetery, Milwaukee |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Clara G. Bauer (m. 1893–1903) |
Children |
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Relatives | William H. Timlin (1st cousin) |
Thomas F. Timlin (September 28, 1863 – October 29, 1903) was an
Background
Timlin was born in
Politics
In 1902, Timlin was chosen as the Democratic nominee in Milwaukee's 6th Assembly district. This was the first election after the 1901
Death
Timlin died of pneumonia on October 29, 1903.[2] The Assembly passed a resolution in March 1905, as part of a memorial for Timlin and two other members who had passed away since the end of the 1903 session.[3] He would be succeeded in the Assembly by fellow Democrat Thomas F. Ramsey (who was also an insurance and real-estate agent).[4]
Personal life and family
Timlin was one of at least four children born to Irish American immigrants William and Ellen (née Bohan) Timlin. During his childhood, his father adopted their cousin—William H. Timlin—who had been orphaned. William H. Timlin later went on to become a prominent lawyer and a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.[5]
Thomas Timlin married Clara Bauer in 1893. They had at least four children together, who all survived him.
References
- ^ Erickson, Halford, ed. The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1903 Madison: Halford Erickson, Commissioner of Labor and Industrial Statistics, 1903; pp. 568, 610, 1101
- ^ "State News", Oshkosh Northwestern October 30, 1903; p. 6, col. 5
- Newspapers.com
- ^ Erickson, Halford, ed. The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin Madison: Democrat Printing Co., State Printer, 1905; pp. 566, 1108
- ^ Berryman, John R., ed. (1898). History of the Bench and Bar of Wisconsin. Vol. 1. Chicago: H. C. Cooper, Jr. p. 541. Retrieved January 23, 2023.