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Representative Thomas Layton Sergent View All Years

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Compiled Historical Information
Date of Death: 5/15/1885
Birth Place: Taylorstown, Pennsylvania
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Assemblies Served:
House: 1 (1846) - 2 (1848)
5 (1854)
Home County: Des Moines
Thomas Layton Sergent
Des Moines County
Born in 1819 at Taylorstown, Pennsylvania. He was one of the first settlers in the Danville Township. He surveyed lots for the proprietors of Middletown, Iowa. He opened a sawmill in 1847. He was united in marriage to Catherine Ramsey April 27, 1844, in Middletown, Iowa. Mr. Sargent was elected to represent Des Moines County in the First, Second, and Fifth Iowa General Assemblies, 1846, 1848 and 1854.
Sources:
House District 7
Committees
1st GA (1846)
Legislation Sponsored
1st GA (1846)