Thomas H Tongue (1844 - 1903)

Born 23 Jun 1844 in Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 11 Jan 1903 at age 58 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

Thomas H. Tongue was born 23 June 1844 in Lincolnshire, England. He was the son of Anthony Tongue and Rebecca Lawson.

He married Margaret Emily Eagleton.^[1]

Their children include: Edwin T. Tongue 1870–1870

Edith Tongue Reames 1871–1918

Edmund Burke Tongue Jr 1873–1939

Mary Tongue Lombard 1875–1933

Bertha Rebecca Tongue 1877–1966

Thomas H. Tongue Jr 1879–1955

Elizabeth E. Tongue Fey 1881–1947

Florence Tongue Munger 1886–1983

Thomas owned and operated a large horse breeding farm.^[2]

Thomas began his career in politics as the mayor of the city of Hillsboro, Oregon when he was elected in 1882. He served from 12 December 1882 to 10 December 1883 and then later served a second term from 13 December 1886 to 9 December 1887.^[1][3]

He later served as a member of the US House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st district from 4 March 1897 until his death.^[4]

He passed away 11 January 1903 in Washington, DC at the age of 58. He was buried in the Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery in Hillsboro, Oregon.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Wikimili https://wikimili.com/en/Thomas_H._Tongue Accessed 7 January 2021.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 January 2021), memorial page for Thomas H. Tongue (23 Jun 1844–11 Jan 1903), Find A Grave: Memorial #20493467, citing Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery, Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave.
3. ↑ City of Hillsboro Historical Information https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/our-city/departments/city-manager-s-office/city-records-city-recorder/city-history Accessed 30 January 2024.
4. ↑ Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_H._Tongue Accessed 6 January 2021.