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Tom Railsback

American politician (1932-2020)
Person Human Q7817321

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
January 22, 1932
Date of death
January 20, 2020
Place of birth
Moline
Place of death
Mesa
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
politician, lawyer
Position held
United States representative, member of the Illinois House of Representatives, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative[8][9]
Educated at
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Moline High School[10][11]
Religion or worldview
Congregational churches[12]
Member of political party
Republican Party[14]
Work location
Springfield, Washington, D.C.[18][19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Described by source
Tom Railsback, Who Reconciled G.O.P. to Oust Nixon, Dies at 87[20]
Family name
Railsback[16]
Given name
Tom[17]
Military branch
United States Army[15]
Name in native language
Tom Railsback[22]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Northwestern University Libraries[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Thomas Fisher Railsback en Tom Railsback
🔖 Identifiers · 16
ISNI
0000000111760556
VIAF cluster ID
162591161
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2010209237
GND ID
1351690213
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Tom Railsback.jpg ↗
C-SPAN person numeric ID
7133
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
7133
Freebase ID
/m/06wk67
OpenSanctions ID
Tom Railsback
Our Campaigns candidate ID
16432
Political Graveyard politician ID
rae-raines.html#121.14.37
Prabook ID
329285, 1166272
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US Congress Bio ID
R000012
United States House of Representatives ID
20089
WikiTree person ID
Railsback-237
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpPBXjJXf4XWX6XYv78md

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🔗 Connections
Position held 9
United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative +1 more
Occupation 2
lawyer, politician
Work location 2
Washington, D.C., Springfield
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Employees / affiliates 1
Ray LaHood
Given name 1
Tom
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
Military branch 1
United States Army
OpenSanctions ID 1
Tom Railsback
Place of birth 1
Moline
Place of death 1
Mesa
Religion or worldview 1
Congregational churches
Sex or gender 1
male
← OpenSanctions ID 1
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Summary

Tom Railsback was born on January 22, 1932[1], in Moline[2]. He died on January 20, 2020[3], in Mesa[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and lawyer[6].

FAQs

Where was Tom Railsback born?

Tom Railsback's place of birth was Moline[2].

Where did Tom Railsback die?

Tom Railsback passed away in Mesa[4].

What did Tom Railsback do for work?

Tom Railsback worked as a politician[5] and lawyer[6].

Where did Tom Railsback go to school?

Tom Railsback was educated at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law[10] and Moline High School[11].

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lawyer United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65760: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
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    ISNI → 0000000111760556
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    ISNI → 0000000111760556
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63743: import ISNI via GND"
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    GND ID → 1351690213
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #39939: add missing GNDs"
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