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Thomas J. Mahon
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
1911–1913
Personal details
Born1884 (1884)
Meeme, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedSeptember 24, 1927(1927-09-24) (aged 42–43)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
RelativesBen H. Mahon (brother)
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Law School
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer
  • judge
  • Thomas J. Mahon (1884 – September 24, 1927) was an American politician and jurist. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1911 to 1913 and judge of the Milwaukee County Civil Court from 1924 to his death in 1927.

    Early life[edit]

    Thomas J. Mahon was born in 1884 in Meeme, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.[1] Mahon had poliomyelitis during childhood and was reliant on a wheelchair.[2][citation needed] He attended East Side High SchoolinMilwaukee, Wisconsin.[3][4] Mahon then received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin.[1][3][4] His thesis at the University of Wisconsin was about the Torrens land transfer system.[4] He received a law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School.[2][4][citation needed]

    Career[edit]

    In 1908, Mahon moved to Eland, Shawano County, Wisconsin where he practiced law.[2][1] While practicing law in Eland, Mahon represented Shawano County in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1911 to 1913 and was a Republican.[1][3] Later, Mahon moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and continued to practiced law.[1]

    Mahon served as executive counsel for Governor of Wisconsin Francis McGovern from 1913 to 1914.[3] In 1918, Mahon ran for Milwaukee County district attorney and lost the election.[1] In 1923, he was elected school director.[3] On June 2, 1924, Mahon was appointed to Branch 7 of the Milwaukee County Civil Court, succeeding Otto H. Breidenbach.[1][5][6]

    Personal life[edit]

    His brother, Ben H. Mahon, was a member of the Assembly and of the Wisconsin State Senate.[7]

    Death[edit]

    Mahon died as a result of a relapse of a nervous and physical breakdown on September 24, 1927, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1][8][9]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Milwaukee Civil Court Dies". The Daily Tribune. Wisconsin Rapids, WI. September 24, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved June 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  • ^ a b c "Assemblyman Mahon has College Bee". The Post-Crescent. Appleton, WI. May 22, 1911. p. 8. Retrieved June 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  • ^ a b c d e "Mahon for Judge". The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle. February 29, 1924. p. 3. Retrieved June 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  • ^ a b c d "How (Mahon) Got Through College". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, WI. July 5, 1905. p. 8. Retrieved June 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  • ^ "To Succeed Mahon". The Oshkosh Northwestern. October 7, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved June 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  • ^ "Mahon will succeed Judge Breidenbach". Leader-Telegram. Eau Claire, WI. April 11, 1924. p. 13. Retrieved June 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  • ^ "Ben Mahon Dies". Capital Times. Madison, WI. October 25, 1924. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  • ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1913,' Biographical Sketch of Thomas J. Mahon, pg. 683
  • ^ THE BLUE BOOK OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. Madison. 1911. p. 780.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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