William R. Thom
U.S. Congressperson
1885 – 1960
Who was William R. Thom?
William Richard Thom was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born in Canton, Ohio, Thom attended the public schools. He engaged as a newspaper reporter 1905โ1909. He attended Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio from 1909 to 1911. He served as private secretary to Congressman John J. Whitacre 1911โ1913. He served as member of the United States House of Representatives Press Galleries in 1915 and 1916. He was graduated from the law department of Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., in 1916. He was admitted to the bar in 1917 and commenced practice in Canton, Ohio. He served as member of the park commission of Canton 1920โ1932. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination to Congress in 1920.
Thom was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third, Seventy-fourth, and Seventy-fifth Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938 to the Seventy-sixth Congress. He resumed the practice of law.
Thom was elected to the Seventy-seventh Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942 to the Seventy-eighth Congress.
Thom was elected to the Seventy-ninth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1946 to the Eightieth Congress. He resumed the practice of law. He served as delegate to the 1956 Democratic National Convention. He died in Canton, Ohio, August 28, 1960. He was interred in West Lawn Cemetery.
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- Born
- Jul 7, 1885
Canton - Also known as
- William Thom
- Education
- Case Western Reserve University
- Georgetown University
- Georgetown University Law Center
- Lived in
- Canton
- Died
- Aug 28, 1960
Canton
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on July 23, 2013
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