Thomas Whipple Jr. (February 15, 1787 – January 23, 1835) was a nineteenth-century American physician and politician who served as a United States Representative from New Hampshire.
Early Life and Education
Whipple was born in Lebanon, New Hampshire. He pursued medical studies and graduated from the medical department of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1814. Following his education, he moved to Wentworth, New Hampshire, where he established a medical practice.
Political Career
Whipple began his political career at the state level, serving as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1818 to 1821.
In 1820, he was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventeenth Congress. He was subsequently re-elected to the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Congresses, serving a total of four terms from March 4, 1821, to March 3, 1829. During his tenure, his political alignment shifted toward the Adams-Clay faction of the Democratic-Republican Party, which later formed the basis of the National Republican Party.
During his time in the House of Representatives, Whipple served as the chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses. He did not seek renomination in 1828.
Later Life and Death
After leaving federal office, Whipple returned to the practice of medicine in Wentworth. He also served as a justice of the peace and held the position of secretary to the board of trustees of the New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane. He died in Wentworth on January 23, 1835, and was interred in the Village Cemetery.