Thomas Anderton Wiseman

Background

Wiseman, Thomas Anderton was born on November 3, 1930 in Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States. Son of Thomas Anderton and Vera Seleta (Poe) Wiseman.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Vanderbilt University, 1952; Bachelor of Laws, Vanderbilt University, 1954; Master of Laws, University of Virginia, 1990.

Career

Private practice, Tullahoma, 1956-1963; partner, Haynes, Wiseman & Hull, Tullahoma and Winchester, Tennessee, 1963-1971; treasurer, State of Tennessee, 1971-1974; partner, Chambers & Wiseman, 1974-1978; judge, United States District Court (middle district) Tennessee, Nashville, since 1978; chief judge, United States District Court (middle district) Tennessee, Nashville, 1984-1991; senior judge, United States District Court (middle district) Tennessee, Nashville, since 1995. Member Tennessee House of Representatives, 1964-1968. Adjunct Professor law Vanderbilt University School Law.

Achievements

• Thomas Anderton Wiseman has been listed as a reputable Federal judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Democratic candidate for government, Tennessee, 1974. Chairman Tennessee Heart Fund, 1973, Middle Tennessee Heart Fund, 1972. Served with United States Army, 1954-1956.

Fellow Tennessee Bar Foundation. Member Masons (33 degree), Shriners, Amateur Chefs Society.

Connections

Married Emily Barbara Matlack, March 30, 1957. Children: Thomas Anderton III, Mary Alice, Sarah Emily.

Father:

Thomas Anderton Wiseman

Mother:

Vera Seleta (Poe) Wiseman

Spouse:

Emily Barbara Matlack

child:

Mary Alice Wiseman

child:

Sarah Emily Wiseman

child:

Thomas Anderton III Wiseman