Tom Railsback | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 19th district | |
| In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Gale Schisler |
| Succeeded by | Lane Evans |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
| In office 1962–1966 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Fisher Railsback January 22, 1932 Moline, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 20, 2020 (aged 87) Mesa, Arizona, U.S. |
| Resting place | Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery Rock Island, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
Thomas Fisher Railsback (January 22, 1932 – January 20, 2020) was an American politician and lawyer who served eight terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1983 for Illinois's 19th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he sat on the House Judiciary Committee, which in 1974, voted to refer articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon to the full House.