Thomas J. Mahon
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
1911–1913
Personal details
Born1884 (1884)
Meeme, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedSeptember 24, 1927(1927-09-24) (aged 42–43)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
RelativesBen H. Mahon (brother)
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Law School
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer
  • judge

Thomas J. Mahon (1884 – September 24, 1927) was an American politician and jurist. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1911 to 1913 and judge of the Milwaukee County Civil Court from 1924 to his death in 1927.

Early life

Thomas J. Mahon was born in 1884 in Meeme, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.[1] Mahon had poliomyelitis during childhood and was reliant on a wheelchair.[2] He attended East Side High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[3][4] Mahon then received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin.[1][3][4] His thesis at the University of Wisconsin was about the Torrens land transfer system.[4] He received a law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School.[2][4]

Career

In 1908, Mahon moved to Eland, Shawano County, Wisconsin where he practiced law.[2][1] While practicing law in Eland, Mahon represented Shawano County in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1911 to 1913 and was a Republican.[1][3] Later, Mahon moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and continued to practiced law.[1]

Mahon served as executive counsel for Governor of Wisconsin Francis McGovern from 1913 to 1914.[3] In 1918, Mahon ran for Milwaukee County district attorney and lost the election.[1] In 1923, he was elected school director.[3] On June 2, 1924, Mahon was appointed to Branch 7 of the Milwaukee County Civil Court, succeeding Otto H. Breidenbach.[1][5][6]

Personal life

His brother, Ben H. Mahon, was a member of the Assembly and of the Wisconsin State Senate.[7]

Death

Mahon died as a result of a relapse of a nervous and physical breakdown on September 24, 1927, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1][8][9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Milwaukee Civil Court Dies". The Daily Tribune. Wisconsin Rapids, WI. September 24, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved June 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. 1 2 3 "Assemblyman Mahon has College Bee". The Post-Crescent. Appleton, WI. May 22, 1911. p. 8. Retrieved June 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mahon for Judge". The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle. February 29, 1924. p. 3. Retrieved June 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. 1 2 3 4 "How (Mahon) Got Through College". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, WI. July 5, 1905. p. 8. Retrieved June 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ↑ "To Succeed Mahon". The Oshkosh Northwestern. October 7, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved June 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ↑ "Mahon will succeed Judge Breidenbach". Leader-Telegram. Eau Claire, WI. April 11, 1924. p. 13. Retrieved June 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ↑ "Ben Mahon Dies". Capital Times. Madison, WI. October 25, 1924. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ↑ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1913,' Biographical Sketch of Thomas J. Mahon, pg. 683
  9. ↑ THE BLUE BOOK OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. Madison. 1911. p. 780.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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