Thomas McKissock explained

Thomas McKissock
State:New York
Term Start:March 4, 1849
Term End:March 3, 1851
Predecessor:Daniel B. St. John
Successor:William Murray
Birth Date:17 April 1790
Birth Place:Montgomery, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Saint Andrew, New York, U.S.
Resting Place:Old Town Cemetery, Newburgh, New York, U.S.
Party:Whig
Profession:Politician, lawyer

Thomas McKissock (April 17, 1790 – June 26, 1866) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Montgomery, New York, McKissock studied medicine and law.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Newburgh, New York.He was appointed a puisne justice of the State supreme court in 1847.

McKissock was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress (March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1850 to the Thirty-second Congress.He died in St. Andrews, Orange County, New York, June 26, 1866.He was interred in Old Town Cemetery, Newburgh, New York.