Thomas J. Caton Candidate

Born: April 29, 1862
Coshocton, Ohio
Coshocton County
United States
Resided: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hennepin County
Death: September 15, 1944
Gender: Man
Occupation: Founder, president, and professor, Caton Business College
Political Party: Prohibition; Democrat-People's
Notes: Caton was also an attorney, handwriting expert, and author. He was formerly a court reporter in Chicago and later invented the Caton scientific shorthand which was published in many editions.
Sources: United States Census, 1900. Minneapolis Morning Tribune, September 14, 1944 (p. 1).
Photo of Thomas J. Caton
Photo of Thomas J. Caton
Minneapolis Morning Tribune, September 14, 1944 (p. 1).

Election Details

Number of state/federal offices sought Number of campaigns Number of winning campaigns
1 2 0
Date Election Stage Party Votes Percent Result
11/08/1898 U.S. House, District 05 General Democrat-People's 12,896 38.12% Lost
11/08/1892 U.S. House, District 05 General Prohibition 2,458 6.14% Lost