Thomas H. Eviston (died September 8, 1860) was an American politician and businessman. Eviston was born to John W. Eviston, Sr. and his wife in north Ireland. He was the brother of John W. Eviston, Jr., Thomas Eviston, and Martin J. Eviston. The family first settled in

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before moving to

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in 1842. Eviston worked as a lumber dealer, and was the chief engineer of Milwaukee's volunteer fire department. In 1857 he was elected railroad commissioner for Milwaukee's Third Ward. In 1859, he was elected to the

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. Eviston and his wife died when the '' Lady Elgin'' shipwrecked in 1860.

References

* James Smith Buck, ''Pioneer History of Milwaukee: 1854-1860'' Milwaukee: Swain & Tate: 1886. p. 114. https://books.google.com/books?id=J3k1AAAAIAAJ * Memoirs of Milwaukee County : from the earliest historical times down to the present, including a genealogical and biographical record of representative families in Milwaukee County. Madison, Wisconsin: Western Historical Association, 1909. OCLC 3347831. p. 164. Reprinted by La Crosse, Wisconsin: Brookhaven Press, 2000. , , , *"Fearful Disaster on Lake Michigan; The Steamer ''Lady Elgin'' Sunk by Collision with a Schooner." ''

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'', September 1, 1860. Deaths due to shipwreck 1860 deaths Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Irish emigrants to the United States Year of birth missing {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-stub