Thompson W. McNeely, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Thompson W. McNeely

American politician

Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1835

Place of Birth: Jacksonville, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 23-Jul-1921

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Thompson W. McNeely

  • Thompson Ware McNeely (October 5, 1835 – July 23, 1921) was a U.S.
  • Representative from Illinois. Born in Jacksonville, Illinois, Mcneely attended the public schools and Jubilee College in Peoria, Illinois.
  • He graduated from Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois in 1856 and from the law department of the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky in 1857.
  • He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced practice in Petersburg, Illinois.
  • He served as member of the Illinois constitutional convention in 1862. McNeely was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses (March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873) from Illinois's 9th congressional district.
  • He did not seek renomination in 1872.
  • He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1872, 1892, and 1896.
  • He resumed the practice of law in Petersburg, Illinois.
  • He served as master in chancery for Menard County from 1910 until his death in Petersburg, Illinois, July 23, 1921.
  • He was interred in Rosehill Cemetery.

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