Thomas F. Railsback

A Representative from Illinois. Born in Moline, Rock Island County, Ill. , January 22, 1932. Attended the public schools of Moline, Ill. B. A. , Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, 1954. J. D. , Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Ill. , 1957. United States Army, 1957-1959. Admitted to the bar in 1957. Lawyer, private practice. Member of the Illinois state house of representatives, 1962-1966. Elected as a Republican to the Ninetieth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1967-January 3, 1983). Was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1982. Died on January 20, 2020, in Mesa, Ariz. Interment at Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island, Ill.