RAILSBACK, Thomas Fisher (1932-2020)
Republican of Illinois 
19th congressional district
Served in House 1967-1982
Biography
Representative from Illinois; born in Moline, Rock Island County, Ill., January 22, 1932; attended the public schools of Moline, Ill.; B.A., Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, 1954; J.D., Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Ill., 1957; United States Army, 1957-1959; admitted to the bar in 1957; lawyer, private practice; member of the Illinois state house of representatives, 1962-1966; elected as a Republican to the Ninetieth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1967-January 3, 1983); was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1982; died on January 20, 2020, in Mesa, Ariz.; interment at Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island, Ill.Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
