Thomas J. Sullivan

Thomas J. Sullivan was born in Washington, D.C. in 1845.^[1]

He was educated at Georgetown University, receiving an LL.B. and an LL.M.^[1] After college, Sullivan worked as a bookkeeper for a private banking firm.^[1] He then became a clerk in the Freedmen's Bureau.^[1]

In 1869, Sullivan joined the Bureau of Engraving and Printing as an accountant.^[1] He became the Bureau's principal accountant in 1872.^[1] In 1882, he was appointed Assistant Director of the Bureau and twice functioned as the acting director in 1883 and 1900.^[1][2] On June 1, 1906, he became Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, succeeding William Morton Meredith.^[1][3] He died in office, of pneumonia, less than two years later, in 1908.^[3]

Government offices
Preceded by William Morton Meredith	Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing 1906 – 1908	Succeeded by Joseph E. Ralph