Gideon Tomlinson

"Senator Tomlinson" redirects here. For the Pennsylvania State Senate member, see Tommy Tomlinson.
Gideon Tomlinson
United States Senator
from Connecticut
In office
March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1837
Preceded byCalvin Willey
Succeeded byPerry Smith
25th Governor of Connecticut
In office
May 2, 1827 – March 2, 1831
LieutenantJohn Samuel Peters
Preceded byOliver Wolcott Jr.
Succeeded byJohn Samuel Peters
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's at-large district
In office
March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1827
Preceded byThomas Scott Williams
Succeeded byDavid Plant
Personal details
Born(1780-12-31)December 31, 1780
Stratford, Connecticut
DiedOctober 8, 1854(1854-10-08) (aged 73)
Fairfield, Connecticut
PartyToleration (1817–1827)
Democratic-Republican (1827–1828)
National Republican (1828–1834)
Whig (1834–1854)
Spouse(s)Sarah Bradley Tomlinson, Lydia Ann Wells Wright Tomlinson
ChildrenJabez Huntington Tomlinson
Alma materYale College
Professionlawyer, politician

Gideon Tomlinson (December 31, 1780 – October 8, 1854) was a United States senator, United States Representative, and the 25th Governor for the state of Connecticut.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.