CS Con Thomas, James Houston - C.S. Delegate, TN

James Houston Thomas
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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:

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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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