Thomas M. Blackstock was an American

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 Republican

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 politician and businessman from Wisconsin

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Born in County Armagh

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, in what is now Northern Ireland

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, Blackstock settled first in Canada

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 and then in 1849 moved to Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Sheboygan, Wisconsin

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. There, he bought a drug store and eventually owned a farm, a bank, and real estate. In 1875, Blackstock helped the Phoeniix Chair Company. In 1868, he served a term in the Wisconsin State Assembly

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. In 1883-1885, Blackstock was mayor of Sheboygan and also served on the Sheboygan Common Council.