About Thomas Gillespie
Lived 1831 – 1914 (aged 83). Thomas Gillespie was an American politician.
Thomas Gillespie (January 15, 1831 – November 18, 1914) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography Gillespie was born on January 15, 1831, in Wigtown, Scotland; sources have differed on the exact location. He married Martha B. Simpson (1836–1920) in 1854, and they had ten children. He died on November 18, 1914, in what was then Kilbourn City, Wisconsin.
Career Gillespie was a member of the Assembly during the 1880 and 1881 sessions. He was a Republican.
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Who was Thomas Gillespie?
member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
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Thomas Gillespie was born on 15 January 1831.
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Thomas Gillespie died on 11 November 1914.
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Thomas Gillespie was a politician.
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