- Thomas N. Stilwell
Thomas Neel Stilwell (
August 29 ,1830 -January 14 ,1874 ) was a U.S. Representative fromIndiana .Born in
Stilwell, Ohio , he attended Oxford and College Hill Colleges, where he studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1852 and began practice inAnderson, Indiana .He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1856.He served in theUnion Army during the Civil War.Stilwell was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-ninth Congress (
March 4 ,1865 -March 3 ,1867 ).He acted as Minister Resident to Venezuela in 1867 and 1868.He served as president of the First National Bank of Anderson, Indiana, until his death.He died in Anderson as the result of a gunshot wound
January 14 ,1874 .He was interred in Maplewood Cemetery.References
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USRepSuccession box
state = Indiana
district = 11
before =James F. McDowell
after =John P.C. Shanks
years =March 4 ,1865 -March 3 ,1867 succession box
title = United States Minister to Venezuela
before = James Wilson
after =James R. Partridge
years =16 December 1867 –7 June 1868
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