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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriWilliam Thomas TYNDALL
(1862-1928)
TYNDALL, William Thomas, a
Representative from Missouri; born in Sparta, Christian County,
Mo., January 16, 1862; attended the public schools, Henderson
Academy at Sparta, and Sparta Academy; engaged in teaching at
Sparta 1884-1895; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1893 and
commenced practice in Sparta; appointed postmaster of Sparta, Mo.,
by President Harrison and served from March 23, 1891, to November
14, 1893; again appointed postmaster by President McKinley, and
served from December 8, 1897, to January 7, 1905; elected as a
Republican to the Fifty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1905-March 3,
1907); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1906 to the
Sixtieth Congress; resumed the practice of law in Sparta, Mo.;
moved to Bartlesville, Okla., in 1912 and continued the practice of
law until his death there November 26, 1928; interment in a
mausoleum in White Rose Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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