James Houston Thomas
Born: September 22, 1808
Birthplace: Iredell County, North Carolina
Father: Isaac Jetton Thomas Sr. 1781 – 1844
(Buried: Reeses Chapel Cemetery, McCains, Tennessee)
Mother: Asenath Houston 1784 – 1824
(Buried: Reeses Chapel Cemetery, McCains, Tennessee)
Wife: Margaret Meeds Stephens 1810 – 1849
(Buried: Saint John's Church Cemetery, Ashwood, Tennessee)
Children:
John Addison Thomas Sr. 1848 – 1928
(Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tennessee)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Education:
1830: Graduated from Jackson College
Occupation before War:
1831 – 1836: Attorney in Columbia, Tennessee
1836 – 1842: Tennessee State Attorney General
1842 – 1847: Attorney in Columbia, Tennessee
1847 – 1851: United States Congressman from Tennessee
1847 – 1851: Member of House Claims Committee
1850: Unsuccessful Candidate for reelection to U.S. Congress
1851 – 1859: Attorney in Columbia, Tennessee
1859 – 1861: United States Congressman from Tennessee
1859 – 1861: Ranking Member House Revolutionary Pensions Committee
1859 – 1861: Member of House Treasury Department Expenditures Committee
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Tennessee Delegate Confederate Provisional Congress
Known to have made only a few minor suggestions in Congress
His voting record indicated he would give Central Government power
He was against the extended loan of local defense militia units
He wanted the army to have every right to recruit men.
1862: Choose not to seek election to the Confederate Congress
Known to have disassociated himself with the Confederate Cause
1862 – 1876: Attorney in Columbia, Tennessee
Occupation after War:
1862 – 1876: Attorney in Columbia, Tennessee
Died: August 4, 1876
Place of Death: Fayetteville, Tennessee
Age at time of Death: 67 years old
Burial Place: Saint John's Church Cemetery, Ashwood, Tennessee
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