Thomas Clarke Theaker | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's17th district | |
| In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | William Lawrence |
| Succeeded by | James R. Morris |
| Commissioner ofUnited States Patent Office | |
| In office August 17, 1865 – January 20, 1868 | |
| Appointed by | Andrew Johnson |
| Preceded by | David P. Holloway |
| Succeeded by | Elisha Foote |
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| Born | (1812-02-04)February 4, 1812 |
| Died | July 16, 1883(1883-07-16) (aged 71) |
| Resting place | Weeks Cemetery,Bridgeport, Ohio, US |
| Party | Republican |
Thomas Clarke Theaker (February 4, 1812 – July 16, 1883) was an American politician who served one term asU.S. Congressman from 1859 to 1861. He also served as commissioner of theUnited States Patent Office from 1865 to 1868.
Theaker was a native ofYork, Pennsylvania, but moved toBridgeport, Ohio, in 1830, where he became awheelwright andmachinist.
Elected as aRepublican to represent theSeventeenth Congressional District of Ohio in theThirty-Sixth Congress, he failed to win re-election in 1860, but was appointed to a seat on the U.S. Patent Office's Board of Appeals.
On August 15, 1865, he was appointed commissioner of the Patent Office, a post he held until his resignation in January 1868.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's 17th congressional district March 4, 1859 - March 3, 1861 | Succeeded by |
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