Thomas C. Ripley (January 2, 1807 – February 12, 1897) was a

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from New York.

Biography

Thomas Cornell Ripley was born in Broadalbin, New York on January 2, 1807. (Some sources indicate Easton, New York.) He graduated from

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in 1828, Studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practised in Little Falls. He subsequently relocated to Schaghticoke. Ripley was elected as a Whig to the

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, filling the vacancy caused by the death of Richard P. Herrick. He served from December 1846 to March 1847, and was not a candidate for a full term in 1846. In 1854, he moved to

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, where he farmed and continued to practice law. He joined the

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at its founding and held several local offices, including School Superintendent. He served in the

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from 1873 to 1874. Ripley died in Saginaw on February 12, 1897. He was interred in Saginaw's Oakwood Cemetery.Thomas Cornell Ripley
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