Thomas Archer Lothian (December 14, 1928 – May 14, 2015) was a

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politician, legislator, and college professor.

Early life and education

Born in

Cleveland Heights, Ohio Cleveland Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 45,312 at the 2020 census. One of Cleveland's historic streetcar suburbs, it was founded as a village in 1903 and a city in 1921. History The area that is ...

, Lothian was a son of John James and Catherine (née Rogers). After graduation from

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, he attended

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where received his B.A. in 1953. He also received M.A. in

chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

from the

Illinois Institute of Technology The Illinois Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Illinois Tech and IIT, is a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Tracing its history to 1890, the present name was adopted upon the m ...

.Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (ed.).
State of Wisconsin 2009-2010 Blue Book
'. Madison: Wisconsin Legislature Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, 2009, p. 41.

Career

Lothian was a college professor at the

University of Illinois at Chicago The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is a public research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, adjacent to the Chicago Loop. The second campus established under the Universi ...

. Lothian served as

Williams Bay, Wisconsin Williams Bay is a village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. It is one of three municipalities on Geneva Lake. The population was 2,953 at the 2020 census. On June 22, 2024 the town was hit by an EF-1 tornado, there were no injuri ...

, village trustee from 1974 to 1982 and on the

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Board of Supervisors from 1992 to 2003. Lothian then served in the

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, from 2003 to 2011, for eight years and was a Republican. In March 2010, Lothian announced his retirement. He was succeeded by Rep. Tyler August. Lothian died on May 14, 2015, aged 86.

Personal life

Outside of his political and professorship careers, Lothian was a past president of the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Lions Club. He was a member of many philanthropic organizations, including the Medinah Shriners and the Williams Bay Lions Club. Lothian was a Mason and was a member of the Scottish Rite of the Masons and former Master of the Glenview Masonic Lodge. He was a member and commodore of the Lake Geneva Yacht Club and served on the Board of Directors at the Geneva Lake Sailing School. As a Christian, Lothian was a member and deacon of the

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in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. Lothian married Carol Ann (née Vichek) Lothian on April 20, 1957, in

Bedford, Ohio Bedford is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 13,149 at the 2020 census. It is an eastern suburb of Cleveland. History The area that is now Bedford and northeastern Ohio was originally inhabited by Native America ...

, and have two sons.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lothian, Thomas 1928 births 2015 deaths Politicians from Cleveland People from Cleveland Heights, Ohio People from Williams Bay, Wisconsin Illinois Institute of Technology alumni Ohio State University alumni University of Illinois Chicago faculty Wisconsin city council members County supervisors in Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly United Church of Christ members Cleveland Heights High School alumni 21st-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature