Thomas J. Geary
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Thomas J. Geary was a U.S. Representative
from California
.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Geary moved with his parents to San Francisco, California
, in April 1863.
He attended the public schools.
He studied law at St. Ignatius College.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1877 and commenced practice in Petaluma, California
, moving to Santa Rosa, California
, in 1882.
He served as district attorney of Sonoma County, California
, in 1883 and 1884.
He resumed the practice of law.
Geary was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-first
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John J. De Haven
.
He was reelected to the Fifty-second
and Fifty-third
Congresses and served from December 9, 1890, to March 3, 1895.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth
Congress.
Geary wrote the Geary Act
, a law passed in 1892, which extended the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and added new requirements for Chinese
residents in the United States.
After losing his bid for reelection, Geary resumed his practice of law. He moved to Nome, Alaska
, in 1900, to San Francisco, California
, in 1902, and returned to Santa Rosa, California
, in 1903, continuing the practice of law. He retired from active pursuits in 1923.
He died in Santa Rosa, California
, July 6, 1929.
He was interred in Rural Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Geary moved with his parents to San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, in April 1863.
He attended the public schools.
He studied law at St. Ignatius College.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1877 and commenced practice in Petaluma, California
Petaluma, California
Petaluma is a city in Sonoma County, California, in the United States. In the 2010 Census the population was 57,941.Located in Petaluma is the Rancho Petaluma Adobe, a National Historic Landmark. It was built beginning in 1836 by General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, then Commandant of the San...
, moving to Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, United States. The 2010 census reported a population of 167,815. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont and 26th...
, in 1882.
He served as district attorney of Sonoma County, California
Sonoma County, California
Sonoma County, located on the northern coast of the U.S. state of California, is the largest and northernmost of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties. Its population at the 2010 census was 483,878. Its largest city and county seat is Santa Rosa....
, in 1883 and 1884.
He resumed the practice of law.
Geary was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Fifty-first
51st United States Congress
The Fifty-first United States Congress, referred to by some critics as the Billion Dollar Congress, was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John J. De Haven
John J. De Haven
John Jefferson De Haven was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, De Haven moved to California in 1853 with his parents, who settled in Humboldt County....
.
He was reelected to the Fifty-second
52nd United States Congress
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and Fifty-third
53rd United States Congress
The Fifty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1893 to March 4, 1895, during the fifth and sixth...
Congresses and served from December 9, 1890, to March 3, 1895.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth
54th United States Congress
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Congress.
Geary wrote the Geary Act
Geary Act
The Geary Act was a United States law passed in 1892 written by California Congressman Thomas J. Geary. It extended the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 by adding onerous new requirements....
, a law passed in 1892, which extended the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and added new requirements for Chinese
Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
residents in the United States.
After losing his bid for reelection, Geary resumed his practice of law. He moved to Nome, Alaska
Nome, Alaska
Nome is a city in the Nome Census Area in the Unorganized Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska, located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on Norton Sound of the Bering Sea. According to the 2010 Census, the city population was 3,598. Nome was incorporated on April 9, 1901, and was once the...
, in 1900, to San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, in 1902, and returned to Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, United States. The 2010 census reported a population of 167,815. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont and 26th...
, in 1903, continuing the practice of law. He retired from active pursuits in 1923.
He died in Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, United States. The 2010 census reported a population of 167,815. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont and 26th...
, July 6, 1929.
He was interred in Rural Cemetery.