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Thomas U. Sisson | |
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 Sisson, 1922–1923 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMississippi's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1909 – January 3, 1923 | |
| Preceded by | Wilson S. Hill |
| Succeeded by | T. Jeff Busby |
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| Born | Thomas Upton Sisson September 22, 1869 |
| Died | September 26, 1923 (aged 54) Washington, D.C., US |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery,Winona, Mississippi |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | French Camp Academy Southwestern Presbyterian University University of Mississippi Cumberland School of Law |
| Occupation | Educator, lawyer, politician |
Thomas Upton Sisson (September 22, 1869 – September 26, 1923) was an American lawyer and politician who served seven terms as aU.S. Representative fromMississippi from 1909 to 1923.
Sisson was born on September 22, 1869, nearMcCool,Attala County, Mississippi. He moved with his father toChoctaw County, Mississippi. He attended the common schools and theFrench Camp Academy, Mississippi. He graduated from the Southwestern Presbyterian University, now known asRhodes College, inClarksville, Tennessee, in 1889. He then studied law at theUniversity of Mississippi inOxford, Mississippi, and was graduated fromCumberland School of Law atCumberland University inLebanon, Tennessee.
He served as the principal of Carthage High School inCarthage, Mississippi, from 1889 to 1890. He then served as principal of the graded schools inKosciusko, Mississippi, from 1890 to 1892.
He was admitted to the bar inMemphis, Tennessee, in 1894 and began practicing the Law inWinona, Mississippi. He served as a member of theMississippi State Senate in 1898. He then served as district attorney of the fifth judicial district from 1903 to 1907.
He served as aDemocratic member of theUnited States House of Representatives from March 4, 1909, to March 3, 1923. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the sixty-eighth Congress.
He died on September 26, 1923, inWashington, D.C. He was buried at the Oakwood Cemetery inWinona, Mississippi.
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