Thomas C Ripley was a United States Representative from New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

. He was born in Schaghticoke. He received a limited schooling, but studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Harts Falls. He was elected as a Whig

Whig Party (United States)

The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...

 to the Twenty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Richard P. Herrick

Richard P. Herrick

Richard Platt Herrick was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Greenbush , Rensselaer County, New York, Herrick served as member of the State assembly in 1839....

. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1846.