Thomas T. Flagler
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Thomas Thorn Flagler (October 12, 1811 – September 6, 1897) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Born in
A Whig, Flagler served as member of the New York State Assembly in 1842 and 1843, and Treasurer of Niagara County between 1849 and 1852.
Flagler was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress and reelected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1856 and resumed former business pursuits. In 1859, together with inventor Birdsill Holly (1820–1893), he founded the Holly Manufacturing Company, makers of Holly's patented fire hydrants. Flagler was also active in other businesses, including Lockport's gaslight company, the Niagara County Bank, and the Lockport and Erie Railroad.
By now a Republican, he was again a member of the Assembly in 1860, and he was a Delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1867 and 1868.
He died in
References
- United States Congress. "Thomas T. Flagler (id: F000181)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, The Death of Hon. T. T. Flagler, September 7, 1897
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress