Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden (January 23, 1826 – September 28, 1868) was an American politician. He was a U.S. Representative from

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Biography

Born in

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, he attended North Yarmouth Academy and

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and graduated from

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in 1845. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in April 1848. He established a practice in Mechanic Falls, Maine, and moved to

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in 1850, where he continuing working as an attorney. He was a delegate to the

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in 1856 and 1868 and a member of the

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in 1860 and 1868, as well as prosecuting attorney for Androscoggin County in 1861 and 1862. He was elected as a Republican to the 37th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Charles W. Walton and served from December 1, 1862, to March 3, 1863, and was not a candidate for renomination in 1862. He returned to Maine and resumed the practice of law. He died in Auburn, and is interred in Evergreen Cemetery,

Family

He was the son of

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Samuel Fessenden, and brother of Treasury Secretary William P. Fessenden and congressman Samuel C. Fessenden. He was an uncle of Union Army generals Francis Fessenden and James D. Fessenden.

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