Thomas M. Storke | |
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| United States Senator from California | |
| In office November 9, 1938 – January 3, 1939 | |
| Appointed by | Frank Merriam |
| Preceded by | William Gibbs McAdoo |
| Succeeded by | Sheridan Downey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas More Storke November 23, 1876 Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 12, 1971 (aged 94) Santa Barbara, California |
| Resting place | Santa Barbara Cemetery, Montecito, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Elsie Smith (1880-1916), m. 1904 Marion Elizabeth Day (1892-1981), m. 1920 |
| Children | 5 |
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| Relatives | Charles A. Storke (father) Yda Hillis Addis (step mother) |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
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Thomas More Storke (November 23, 1876 – October 12, 1971) was an American journalist, politician, postmaster, and publisher. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1962.[1] Storke also served as an interim United States Senator, appointed to serve between the resignation of William Gibbs McAdoo in November 1938 and the January 1939 swearing-in of Sheridan Downey, who had been elected to succeed McAdoo.