Tom Railsback

Tom Railsback
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 19th district
In office
January 3, 1967  January 3, 1983
Preceded byGale Schisler
Succeeded byLane Evans
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
In office
1962–1966
Personal details
Born
Thomas Fisher Railsback

(1932-01-22)January 22, 1932
Moline, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJanuary 20, 2020(2020-01-20) (aged 87)
Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
Resting placeRock Island Memorial Park Cemetery
Rock Island, Illinois
Political partyRepublican

Thomas Fisher Railsback (January 22, 1932 – January 20, 2020) was an American politician and lawyer who served eight terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1983 for Illinois's 19th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he sat on the House Judiciary Committee, which in 1974, voted to refer articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon to the full House.