Thomas M. Hand
Frontispiece of 1957'sThomas Millet Hand, Late a Representative
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's2nd district
In office January 3, 1945 – December 26, 1956
Preceded by	Elmer H. Wene
Succeeded by	Milton W. Glenn
Solicitor ofLower Township
In office 1945–1950
Preceded by	Samuel F. Eldredge
Succeeded by	Charles W. Sandman, Jr.
Vice-chairman of theNew Jersey Republican Party
In office 1941–1944
Mayor ofCape May
In office 1937–1944
Prosecutor of the Pleas ofCape May County
In office 1928–1933
Personal details
Born	Thomas Millet Hand July 7, 1902 Cape May, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	December 26, 1956(1956-12-26) (aged 54) Cold Spring, New Jersey, U.S.
Resting place	Cold Spring Presbyterian Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Education	Dickinson School of Law
Profession	Politician

Thomas Millet Hand (July 7, 1902 inCape May, New Jersey – December 26, 1956 inCold Spring, New Jersey) was an AmericanRepublican Party politician who representedNew Jersey's2nd congressional district in theUnited States House of Representatives for six consecutive terms from 1945 to 1956.

Hand was born inCape May, New Jersey on July 7, 1902, and attended the local public schools. He graduated in 1922 from theDickinson School of Law, inCarlisle, Pennsylvania, was admitted to theNew Jersey Bar Association in 1924 and commenced practice in Cape May.

He was clerk of theCape May County, New JerseyBoard of Chosen Freeholders from 1924 to 1928, and the prosecutor of the pleas of Cape May County from 1928 to 1933. Hand served as the mayor of Cape May from 1937 to 1944, and was the publisher of theCape May Star and Wave from 1940 until his death. He was also a partner in the Mecray-Hand Co., a real estate and insurance business.^[1]

Hand was elected as aRepublican to the Seventy-ninth and to the five succeeding Congresses and had been reelected on November 6, 1956, to theEighty-fifth Congress. He served in the House from January 3, 1945, until his death.

Hand died of a heart attack at his home in the Cold Spring section ofLower Township, New Jersey on December 26, 1956.^[1][2]

His remains were cremated at Ewing Cemetery inTrenton, New Jersey and interred inCold Spring Presbyterian Cemetery inCold Spring, New Jersey.^[1]

United States House of Representatives elections, 1956^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	T. Millet Hand (incumbent)	83,433	67.85	4.3
	Democratic	Thomas C. Stewart	39,383	32.03
	Socialist Labor	Morris Karp	151	0.12	0.07
Total votes			122,967	100.0
	Republicanhold

United States House of Representatives elections, 1954^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	T. Millet Hand (incumbent)	65,551	63.55	0.16
	Democratic	Clayton E. Burdick	37,541	36.40
	Socialist Labor	Morris Karp	56	0.05
Total votes			103,148	100.0
	Republicanhold

United States House of Representatives elections, 1952^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	T. Millet Hand (incumbent)	79,955	63.39	9.05
	Democratic	Charles Edward Rupp	46,174	36.61
Total votes			126,129	100.0
	Republicanhold

United States House of Representatives elections, 1950^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	T. Millet Hand (incumbent)	54,897	54.34	7.38
	Democratic	Elmer H. Wene	46,121	45.66
Total votes			101,018	100.0
	Republicanhold

United States House of Representatives elections, 1948^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	T. Millet Hand (incumbent)	62,804	61.72	5.37
	Democratic	William E. Stringer	38,194	37.53
	Progressive	Thomas F. Ogilvie	764	0.75
Total votes			101,762	100.0
	Republicanhold

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