Lewis D. Thill | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWisconsin's5th district | |
| In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas O' Malley |
| Succeeded by | Howard J. McMurray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lewis Dominic Thill (1903-10-18)October 18, 1903 |
| Died | May 6, 1975(1975-05-06) (aged 71) San Diego,California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery, San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Carol Jean Werner |
| Parent(s) | Dominic P. Thill Mary Louise Pierron |
| Alma mater | Marquette University Harvard Graduate School Northwestern University University of Wisconsin Law School |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
Lewis Dominic Thill (October 18, 1903 – May 6, 1975) was an American politician and lawyer who served in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1939 to 1943, representing the5th congressional district ofWisconsin as aRepublican in the76th United States Congress and the77th United States Congress.[1][2]
Thill was born inMilwaukee,Wisconsin on October 18, 1903 to Dominic P. Thill and Mary Louise Pierron.[3] He attended public andparochial schools and graduated fromMarquette University in 1926.
Thill subsequently attendedHarvard Graduate School andNorthwestern University before graduating from the law department of theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison in 1931.
Thill wasadmitted to the bar in 1932; he commenced practice in Milwaukee. He became engaged in thereal estate and investment business.
Thill served in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1939 to 1943, representing the5th congressional district ofWisconsin as aRepublican in the76th United States Congress and the77th United States Congress. His tenure began on January 3, 1939 and concluded on January 3, 1943.
Thill was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in1942 to the78th United States Congress and in1944 to the79th United States Congress. Thill unsuccessfully contested the result of his 1942 election, in which he was defeated by his successor,DemocratHoward J. McMurray. Thill alleged that McMurray had violated state and federal law by spending $7,000 on his campaign, far above the allowed maximum of $875.[4]
Thill was married to Carol Jean Werner.[3]
Thill was well acquainted withJulius P. Heil, the 30thgovernor of Wisconsin, whose nephew married Thill's sister.[5]
Later in life, Thill moved toSan Diego,California, where he died at the age of 71 on May 6, 1975. He is entombed inHoly Cross Cemetery, located in San Diego.[6]
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
