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Thomas Hood (September 28, 1816 – November 22, 1883) was an American lawyer and politician. Born in Somerset, Ohio, he was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1838. In 1850, Hood moved to
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at th ...
and then to
Madison, Wisconsin Madison is the county seat of Dane County and the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census the population was 269,840, making it the second-largest city in Wisconsin by population, after Milwaukee, and the 80th-lar ...
. In 1853, he served as sergeant-at-arms for the
Wisconsin Legislature The Wisconsin Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house, Wisconsin State Senate, and the lower Wisconsin State Assembly, both of which have had Republican ...
. Hood was elected
Dane County, Wisconsin Dane County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 561,504, making it the second-most populous county in Wisconsin. The county seat is Madison, which is also the state capital. Dane County is the ...
judge in 1857 and 1861. During the 1864 and 1865 sessions, he represented the 26th District in the Wisconsin State Senate. A Republican, he was affiliated with the National Union Party. In 1869, Hood moved to
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where he was the auditor for the District of Columbia Supreme Court. In 1883, Hood moved back to Madison, Wisconsin because of poor health. He died in Madison, Wisconsin. Hood's son-in-law, Jacob S. Bugh, was a member of the
Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...
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