Thomas T. Whittlesey

Thomas Tucker Whittlesey (December 8, 1798 - August 20, 1868) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut, cousin of Elisha Whittlesey and Frederick Whittlesey.

Born in Danbury, Connecticut, Whittlesey attended the public schools and was graduated from Yale College in 1817.He attended Litchfield Law School.He was admitted to the bar in 1818 and commenced practice in Danbury, Connecticut.He served as probate judge.

Whittlesey was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Zalmon Wildman.He was reelected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress and served from April 29, 1836, to March 3, 1839.He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1838 to the Twenty-sixth Congress.He moved to Pheasant Branch, near Madison, Wisconsin, in 1846.He resumed the practice of law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits.He served as member of the State senate in 1853 and 1854.He died at Pheasant Branch, Wisconsin, August 20, 1868.He was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin.

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