Thomas Cale (September 17, 1848February 3, 1941) was a delegate to the

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from the

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. He was born in

Underhill, Vermont Underhill is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The population was 3,129 at the 2020 census. The town of Underhill shares a fire department with Jericho, the Underhill-Jericho Fire Department. Geography According to the Unit ...

, in Chittenden County. He attended the district schools and Bell Academy at Underhill Flats. In 1866, he moved to

Fort Edward, New York Fort Edward is a town and the county seat of Washington County, New York, United States. The population was 10,205 at the 2011 census. The municipal center complex is on U.S. Route 4 between the villages of Hudson Falls and Fort Edward.

, in Washington County. He taught school in Underhill Center, Vermont, in 1867 and 1868. He moved to

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Fond du Lac () is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 44,678 at the 2020 census. The city forms the core of the United States Census Bureau's Fond du Lac United States metrop ...

, in 1869, taught school in several districts in

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, and then engaged in agricultural pursuits near

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. He was the town clerk of Eden from 1881 to 1884. From 1884 to 1886, he was a member of the Board of Supervisors of Fond du Lac County. He returned to Fond du Lac County and served as undersheriff of Fond du Lac County from 1886 to 1888. He was the county sheriff from 1888 to 1890. He was engaged as a salesman of farm machinery. In 1898, he moved to

Fairbanks, Alaska Fairbanks is a home rule city and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska and the second largest in the state. The 2020 Census put the po ...

, and engaged in mining. He was elected as an Independent to the

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. He served from March 4, 1907, to March 3, 1909, but he was not a candidate for renomination in 1908. He engaged in farming near

McLaughlin, South Dakota McLaughlin (Lakota: ''matȟó Akíčita or Makáȟleča''; "Bear Soldier") is a city in northeastern Corson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 663 at the 2010 census. It is the largest city on the Standing Rock Indian Reserv ...

, from 1910 to 1915 and near

Stevens Point, Wisconsin Stevens Point is the county seat of Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The city was incorporated in 1858. Its 2020 population of 25,666 makes it the largest city in the county. Stevens Point forms the core of the United States Census Bur ...

, from 1915 to 1920. He retired from active pursuits in 1920 and resided in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, until his death in that city on February 3, 1941. He was

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in Cavalry Cemetery.Death Takes Pioneer Alaska Congressman, ''Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune'', February 4, 1941, p. 2.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cale, Thomas 1848 births 1941 deaths Wisconsin sheriffs County supervisors in Wisconsin Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from Alaska Territory 20th-century American politicians Alaska Independents Politicians from Fairbanks, Alaska Politicians from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin People from Stevens Point, Wisconsin People from Corson County, South Dakota People from Underhill, Vermont People from Fort Edward, New York 19th-century American politicians People from Eden, Wisconsin