Thomas Sanderson (Wisconsin politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Sanderson (Wisconsin politician)

American farmer and politician in Wisconsin

Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1912

Date of Death: 01-Oct-1927

Profession: politician, farmer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Thomas Sanderson (13 September 1827 – 1 October 1912) was a United States farmer who served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from Columbia County.
He was the younger brother of Robert B.
Sanderson. He was born in Slaidburn, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
In 1851, he left Slaidburn and came to Wisconsin with his wife and children, joining his brother Robert in Columbia County by 1851.
He was elected treasurer of the Town of Springvale in 1859, and chairman of the Town of Leeds from 1864-1865. As of 1871, when he first appeared in the Assembly, he was 43 years of age, and had been in Wisconsin for 19 years; he was at that time a resident of Leeds, and a member of the Republican Party.