Thomas Updegraff1 
M, (3 April 1834 - )
- Relationship
- 6th great-grandson of Herman Op Den Graeff
Thomas Updegraff was born on 3 April 1834 at Tioga County, Pennsylvania.2 He was the son of William Updegraff and Rachel Smith.1 Thomas Updegraff married Varry Platter in 1858.1
Thomas Updegraff was a lawyer and congressman.2 Thomas located in Clayton County, Iowa in 1856, he was appointed Clerk of the District Court, which he held for four years. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and began his practice in McGregor in 1861. In 1877, he was elected on the Republcian ticket as a Representive in the House of the 17th General Assembly serving one term. In 1878 he was nominated as a Representive for Congress from the 4th District and was elected, and re-elected in 1880 and again in 1882. He was defeated by L. H. Weller in 1892, but he was again elected into office in 1894 and 1896.2
Thomas Updegraff was a lawyer and congressman.2 Thomas located in Clayton County, Iowa in 1856, he was appointed Clerk of the District Court, which he held for four years. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and began his practice in McGregor in 1861. In 1877, he was elected on the Republcian ticket as a Representive in the House of the 17th General Assembly serving one term. In 1878 he was nominated as a Representive for Congress from the 4th District and was elected, and re-elected in 1880 and again in 1882. He was defeated by L. H. Weller in 1892, but he was again elected into office in 1894 and 1896.2
Children of Thomas Updegraff and Varry Platter
- Elizabeth Updegraff1 (c 1859 - )
- Robert Updegraff1 (c 1861 - )
- Ruth Updegraff1 (c 1863 - )
Last Edited=6 Apr 2007
Citations
- [S15] June (Shaull) Lutz, History of the Op Den Graef / Updegraff Family (Grand Rapids, Michigan; 1433 Elderwood Ct. N.W.: J. S. Lutz, 1988), p. U-125.
- [S91] Thomas William Herringshaw, Herringshaw's Encyclopedia Of American Biography Of The Nineteenth Century (Chicago, Iillinois: American Publishers' Assocation, 1898), p. 952.