Thomas J. Creamer
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Thomas James Creamer was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born near Garadice Lake, Ireland, Creamer immigrated to the United States and took up his residence in New York City.
He attended the public schools.
Shipping clerk in a dry-goods house in 1860.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
and practiced.
He served as member of the State assembly 1865-1867.
He served in the State senate 1868-1871.
City tax commissioner for five years.
Acted as counsel for State commissions to revise the tax laws.
Creamer was elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-third
Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1874.
Creamer was elected to the Fifty-seventh
Congress (March 4, 1901-March 3, 1903).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1902.
He resumed the practice of law in New York City, and died there August 4, 1914.
He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Born near Garadice Lake, Ireland, Creamer immigrated to the United States and took up his residence in New York City.
He attended the public schools.
Shipping clerk in a dry-goods house in 1860.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
and practiced.
He served as member of the State assembly 1865-1867.
He served in the State senate 1868-1871.
City tax commissioner for five years.
Acted as counsel for State commissions to revise the tax laws.
Creamer was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Forty-third
43rd United States Congress
The Forty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1873 to March 4, 1875, during the fifth and sixth...
Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1874.
Creamer was elected to the Fifty-seventh
57th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:*Democratic: 151*Republican: 200 *Populist: 5*Silver : 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Theodore Roosevelt , until September 14, 1901, vacant thereafter....
Congress (March 4, 1901-March 3, 1903).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1902.
He resumed the practice of law in New York City, and died there August 4, 1914.
He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.