John Thomas Spriggs (April 5, 1825 – December 23, 1888) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1883 to 1887.
J. Thomas Spriggs | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
| Preceded by | Cyrus D. Prescott |
| Succeeded by | James S. Sherman |
| In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | |
| Constituency | 23rd district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Thomas Spriggs April 5, 1825 Peterborough, England |
| Died | December 23, 1888 (aged 63) Utica, New York |
| Resting place | Whitesboro Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Utica, New York |
| Alma mater | Hamilton College |
Biography
editBorn in Peterborough, England, Spriggs immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Whitesboro, New York, in 1836. He attended Hamilton College, and graduated from Union College in 1848.
He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1848 and began practice in Whitesboro. He became prosecuting attorney of Oneida County in 1853, and county treasurer in 1854. He served as mayor of Utica, New York, from 1868 to 1880, and as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1860, 1872 and 1880.
Congress
editSpriggs was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887). He served as chairman of the Committee on Accounts (Forty-ninth Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1886 to the Fiftieth Congress.
Later career and death
editAfter leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law.
He died in Utica on December 23, 1888, and was buried in Whitesboro Cemetery in Whitesboro.
Sources
edit- United States Congress. "John T. Spriggs (id: S000754)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress