Thomas Cunningham (Wisconsin politician)

Thomas J. Cunningham
14th Secretary of State of Wisconsin
In office January 5, 1891 – January 7, 1895
Governor	George Wilbur Peck
Preceded by	Ernst Timme
Succeeded by	Henry Casson
15th and 28th Mayor of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
In office April 1899 – April 1901
Preceded by	J. A. Anderson
Succeeded by	L. A. Fletcher
In office April 1885 – April 1886
Preceded by	Jacob Leinenkugel
Succeeded by	Hector McRae
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Chippewa district
In office January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889
Preceded by	Henry J. Goddard
Succeeded by	Benjamin Franklin Millard
Personal details
Born	(1852-03-17)March 17, 1852 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	April 28, 1941(1941-04-28) (aged 89) Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Hill Cemetery, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Children	Mrs. John Parks Mrs. A. J. Lobb Carl J. Cunningham born 1888; died 1920

Thomas Jefferson Cunningham (March 17, 1852 – April 28, 1941) was an American newspaper publisher, historian, and politician. He was the 14th Secretary of State of Wisconsin, and served three years as mayor of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. He was a prominent member of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin and was a delegate to every Democratic National Convention from 1880 and 1940. In his role as Secretary of State, he was the namesake for a set of Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions, known as the "Cunningham cases", which set legal standards in the state for redistricting.