Thomas Cornell (politician)

Thomas C. Cornell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
In office
March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883
Preceded byWilliam Lounsbery
Succeeded byJohn H. Bagley Jr.
Constituency15th district
In office
March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869
Preceded byEdwin N. Hubbell
Succeeded byJohn A. Griswold
Constituency13th district
Personal details
Born(1814-01-27)January 27, 1814
White Plains, New York
DiedMarch 13, 1890(1890-03-13) (aged 76)
Kingston, New York
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Catherine Ann Woodmancie
(m. 1840)
Children4
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Thomas C. Cornell (January 27, 1814 – March 30, 1890) was an American politician and businessman. During the American Civil War, he was commissioned as a major in the New York Militia. He served two terms in Congress running on the Republican Party line, first from 1867 to 1869, and again from 1881 to 1883.