Thomas Updegraff
Thomas Updegraff | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 3rd district | |
In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | |
Preceded by | Theodore W. Burdick |
Succeeded by | David B. Henderson |
Personal details | |
Born | Tioga County, Pennsylvania, U.S. | April 3, 1834
Died | October 4, 1910 McGregor, Iowa, U.S | (aged 76)
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Notre Dame |
Thomas Updegraff (April 3, 1834 – October 4, 1910) was an American attorney, politician, and five-term
Biography
Family background
Thomas Updegraff, a descendant of the Dutch
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Possible, but bot proven coat of arms Op den Graeff as descendants of Herman op den Graeff (Heraldic representation by Matthias Laurenz Gräff based on the Krefeld Op den Graeff stained glass window from 1630)
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Three important members of the Op den Graeff family who were involved in the anti slavery movement and abolitionism. Left to right - Abraham op den Graeff (1649–1731), Derick op den Graeff (1646–1697) and David Benjamin Updegraff (1789–1864).
Early life
Thomas Updegraff attended the University of Notre Dame, then moved to Iowa. He was the clerk of the district court of Clayton County, Iowa, from 1856 to 1860. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1860 and commenced practice in McGregor, Iowa.
Family
In 1858, Updegraff married Laura A. Platt of Huron County, Ohio.[3] She died in 1865,[4] and he later married Florence Haight. They were the parents of two daughters, Elizabeth and Rachel.
Political career
In 1878 he began to serve as a member of the
Returning to Iowa, Updegraff was a member of the McGregor Board of Education, and the city solicitor. He was a delegate to the 1888 Republican National Convention.
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After Congress
Updegraff then returned to McGregor to resume the practice of law. He died in McGregor, and was interred there in Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
References
- ^ Prof. William I. Hull: William Penn and the Dutch Quaker Migration to Pennsylvania (2018)
- ^ History of the Op Den Graef/Updegraff Family, by June Shaull Lutz, 1988 (Original at University of Wisconsin - Madison)
- ^ Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa. Vol. 1. Chicago, IL: Robert O. Law Company. p. 408.
- ^ History of Clayton County, Iowa, p. 411.
- ^ a b "Iowa congressional district maps, 1847-2013 Archived 2008-06-30 at the Wayback Machine," accessed 2009-04-17.
- ^ "Congressional Nominations," New York Times, 1882-07-28 at p. 5.
External links
- United States Congress. "Thomas Updegraff (id: U000019)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Thomas Updegraff at Find a Grave