Tom Stout | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMontana'sat-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917 Serving with John M. Evans | |
| Preceded by | Charles Nelson Pray |
| Succeeded by | Jeannette Rankin |
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| Born | (1879-05-20)May 20, 1879 New London, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | December 26, 1965(1965-12-26) (aged 86) Billings, Montana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Missouri at Columbia |
| Profession | Newspaper editor,wheat andcattle raising |
Tom Stout (May 20, 1879 – December 26, 1965) was an American educator and lawyer who served two terms as aU.S. Representative fromMontana's at-large congressional district from March 4, 1913, to March 3, 1917.
Stout was born inNew London, Missouri, in 1879, and attended theUniversity of Missouri at Columbia, where he studied and later taught law. In 1902, he moved toLewistown, Montana, and entered publishing, working as the editor and publisher of theFergus County Democrat from 1902 to 1916 and theLewistown Democrat News from 1916 to 1946.
He was elected to theMontana Senate in 1910, and served until 1913.
Following the1910 United States census, Montana gained an additional seat in theUnited States House of Representatives. Rather than create separate districts, the existingMontana's at-large congressional district began separately electing two members, and Stout ran for Seat B in 1912. He was narrowly elected to the seat and was re-elected in 1914. Stout did not seek re-election in 1916 and returned to Montana, continuing his work in the newspaper business.
In the early 1930s, Stout served as a member of theMontana Public Service Commission, and in 1942, he was elected to theMontana House of Representatives. He was subsequently re-elected in 1944 and 1946, and, after he exited the legislature, he worked as an editorial writer for theBillings Gazette from 1947 to 1960.
Until his death in 1965, he resided inBillings, Montana.
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