Thomas Drake was born in New York.
Member, Michigan Territorial Council, 1828-1931
Member, Michigan State Senate, 3rd District, 1839-1941
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1840. 1856
Whig candidate for US Representative from Michigan, 3rd Dist.
Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856
Justice of Utah territorial supreme court, 1862-1869
Married Evelina H. Talbot on 19 Apr 1843 in Pontiac, Michigan.
Family links: Parents: Elijah Drake (1759 - 1847) Abigail Stoddard Drake (1770 - 1860)
Spouses: Martha Minot Baldwin Drake (1795 - 1839)* Evelina H. Talbot Drake (1815 - 1859)*
Siblings: Samuel Drake (1795 - 1827)* Thomas Jefferson Drake (1799 - 1875) Cyrus Drake (1801 - 1855)* Elias P. Drake (1803 - 1878)* Flemon Drake (1809 - 1865)* Edward Allen Drake (1811 - 1890)*
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