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Birth Name: Thomas Roland Tillis
Place of Birth: Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 30, 1960
Ethnicity: English, German, other
Thom Tillis is an American politician and businessperson. A Republican, he has been a U.S. Senator from North Carolina, since January 3, 2015. He has also been Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, from January 26, 2011 to January 3, 2015.
Thom is the son of Margie and Thomas Raymond Tillis, a boat draftsman. His brother is politician Rick Tillis, who was a Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. Thom was partly raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Nashville, Tennessee. He is married to Susan, with whom he has two children.
Thom’s paternal grandfather was Thomas Braxton Tillis (the son of John Henry Tillis and Luveia/Vinnie Carver). Tom’s grandfather Thomas was born in Florida.
Thom’s paternal grandmother was Ivy/Ivey Lilly/Lily Sadler/Saddler (the daughter of Thomas Barton Sadler and Martha L. “Mattie” Sapp). Thomas was the son of William Henry Sadler and Sarah Henrietta Gunter.
Sources: Genealogy of Thom Tillis (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Thom’s paternal grandfather, Thomas Braxton Tillis, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org