Thomas M. Eaton
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Biography
Born on a farm near Edwardsville, Illinois, Eaton attended the public schools. He graduated from the State Normal School (now Illinois State University) in Normal in 1917. He served as principal of a grade school in Clinton, Illinois, in 1917 and 1918.
World War I
During the First World War served in the United States Navy as an ensign.
Auto business
He moved to Long Beach, California, in 1921 and engaged in the automobile sales business.
Local politics
Eaton was elected to the Long Beach City Council in 1934. He was reelected in 1936, and was unanimously chosen mayor by the council.
Congress
Eaton was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth Congress and served from January 3, 1939, until his death in Long Beach, California, September 16, 1939.
Eaton's seat remained vacant until his elected successor, William Ward Johnson, took office in January 1941.
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Thomas M. Eaton | Script error: No such module "string". | 48.6 | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Byron N. Scott (incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 48.3 | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Solomon Carr | Script error: No such module "string". | 3.1 | |||
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.0 | ||||
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See also
References
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- 1896 births
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- Mayors of Long Beach, California
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- United States Navy officers
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- 20th-century mayors of places in California
- People from Edwardsville, Illinois
- Military personnel from California
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- Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Long Beach)
- 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives