Thomas H. Tongue (June 23, 1844 – January 11, 1903) was an American politician and attorney in the state of Oregon.

[2] In Oregon, Tongue attended the Tualatin Academy preparatory school in nearby Forest Grove.

[3] He then enrolled at Pacific University, a college affiliated with Tualatin Academy, and graduated from the school in June 1868.

[3] Tongue was admitted to the Oregon State Bar in 1870 and began private legal practice in Hillsboro.

[3] While practicing law he was also a farmer and raised livestock while a member of the Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows.

[5] The 50 acres (200,000 m2) were south of First Avenue and Baseline in present-day downtown Hillsboro, with Tongue using the land for his hobby farm.

[3] Thomas Tongue was elected in 1896 as a Republican to the 55th Congress from Oregon's 1st congressional district.

[3] On March 4, 1897, he began serving in the United States House of Representatives and remained until his death in Washington, D.C., on January 11, 1903, before the start of what would have been a fourth term.

[1] He served alongside William R. Ellis and Malcolm Adelbert Moody as Oregon's House delegates.

While in Congress, Tongue advocated for the creation of a national park for Crater Lake in Southern Oregon.