Thomas J. Clunie
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891
Preceded byCharles N. Felton
Succeeded byEugene F. Loud
Member of the California Senate
from the 27th district
In office
January 3, 1887 – January 7, 1889
Preceded byBelden Goodwin Hurlburt
Succeeded byJohn E. Hamill
Personal details
Born
Thomas Jefferson Clunie

(1852-03-25)March 25, 1852
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
DiedJune 30, 1903(1903-06-30) (aged 51)
San Francisco, California, USA
Resting placeSacramento Historic City Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
OccupationLawyer, politician
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Thomas Jefferson Clunie (March 25, 1852 – June 30, 1903) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from California from 1889 to 1891.

Biography

Clunie was born in St. John's, Newfoundland on March 25, 1852, while his parents were on a visit there from Massachusetts.[1] Clunie moved with his parents to California in 1854. Clunie moved again to Maine, and then went back to California in 1861 and attended public schools in Sacramento. Upon graduation, he studied law under the tutelage of a Harvard College graduate. He was admitted to the bar in 1868, before the age of majority, under a special act of the legislature.[2] He began his law practice in Sacramento in 1870.[1]

Political life

He served as member of the State assembly in 1875. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1884. He served in the State senate 1887-1889. He worked for the state militia, commanded the 4th Brigade, National Guard of California,[2] before he retired as brigadier general.

Clunie was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first Congress. He served from March 4, 1889 to March 3, 1891. He was unsuccessful running for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress. He resumed the practice of his profession.

Death

He died in San Francisco, California, on June 30, 1903.[3] He was interred in the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery.[4]

Electoral history

1888 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas J. Clunie 20,276 49.3
Republican Timothy Guy Phelps 20,225 49.2
Independent Henry French 613 1.5
Total votes 41,114 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican
1890 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eugene F. Loud 22,871 52.8
Democratic Thomas J. Clunie (Incumbent) 19,899 45.9
Socialist E. F. Howe 574 1.3
Total votes 43,344 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

References

  1. 1 2 The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. II. James T. White & Company. 1921. pp. 184–185. Retrieved May 5, 2021 – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 Oscar Tully Shuck, ed. (1901). History of the Bench and Bar of California: Being Biographies of Many. Los Angeles, California: Commercial Printing House. pp. 804–805. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  3. ↑ "General Thomas J. Clunie Dies in San Francisco". The Sacramento Bee. June 30, 1903. p. 10. Retrieved May 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Clunie, Thomas Jefferson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved May 5, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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