Thomas Bragg Jr.
Confederate States Attorney General
Confederate States Attorney General
Born: November 9, 1810
Birthplace: Warrenton, North Carolina
Father: Thomas Bragg Sr. 1778 – 1851
(Buried: Howard Street Family Cemeteries, Ocracoke, North Carolina)
Mother: Margaret Crosland 1790 – 1850
(Buried: Old Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, North Carolina)
Wife: Isabella M. Cuthbert 1820 – 1877
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina)
Brother: US Congressman John Bragg 1806 - 1878
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama)
Brother: General Braxton Bragg 1817 - 1876
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama)
Children:
John Bragg 1841 – 1891
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina)
Blanche Bragg Syme 1843 – 1870
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina)
Herbert Bragg 1846 – 1875
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina)
Isabella Cuthbert "Belle" Bragg Heartt 1848 – 1940
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina)
Francis Rice "Frank" Bragg 1850 – 1890
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina)
Thomas Bragg 1856 – 1857
(Buried: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia)
Mary Love Bragg Gilliam 1858 – 1923
(Buried: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia)
Infant Bragg 1859 – 1859
(Buried: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia)
Infant Bragg 1860 – 1860
(Buried: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia)
Martha Cuthbert Bragg Prichard 1861 – 1897
(Buried: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia)
Elsie Bragg Morton Unknown – 1927
(Buried: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Education:
Graduated from Captain Partridge's Military Academy
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Jackson, North Carolina
1842 – 1843: Member of North Carolina House of Commons
Prosecuting Attorney for Northampton County, North Carolina
1855 – 1859: 34th Governor of North Carolina
1859 – 1861: United States Senator from North Carolina
1859 – 1861: Chairman of Senate Claims Committee
1859 – 1861: Member of Senate Public Lands Committee
Civil War Service:
1861: Expelled from the United States Senate on July 11th
1861 – 1862: Confederate States Attorney General
1862–1865: President Davis personal representative in North Carolina
1862 – 1865: Chairman of Citizens effort to keep North Carolina committed to the Confederate Cause
Occupation after War:
1862 – 1872: Attorney in Raleigh, North Carolina
1870: Served as Counsel in impeachment of Governor Holden
1870: Chairman of Democratic – Conservative Party
Died: January 21, 1872
Place of Death: Raleigh, North Carolina
Age at time of Death: 61 years old
Burial Place: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina
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