Hugh French Thomason
Hugh French Thomason | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States | |
| In office May 18, 1861 – February 17, 1862 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 22, 1826 Smith County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | July 30, 1893 (aged 67) Van Buren, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Fairview Cemetery, Van Buren, Arkansas, U.S. 35°26′28.3″N 94°21′01.7″W / 35.441194°N 94.350472°W |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Hugh French Thomason (February 22, 1826 – July 30, 1893) was an American politician who served as
Early life
Thomason was born in
Cane Hill, Arkansas, and studied law at Fayetteville, in the office of W. D. Reagan. He afterwards removed to Van Buren and engaged in the practice of law.[1]
Political career
Thomason first came into prominence as a politician as
presidential elector when he canvassed the state against the celebrated Thomas C. Hindman. He was prosecuting attorney of the 4th Judicial Circuit from 1853 to 1854 and a member of the secession convention in 1861. In 1868, he was elected to the lower house of the legislature.[1]
He was a candidate for congress in 1872, and was defeated by
constitutional convention in 1874. he was elected State Senator in 1881, and attended two sessions of the state senate. He was returned to the lower house in 1886.[1]
Later life
Thomason was elected judge of the 15th judicial circuit in September 1890,[2] which position he held at the time of his death.[1] He was buried at Fairview Cemetery (Van Buren, Arkansas), on July 31, 1893, with Masonic honors.[3]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Eno 1951, pp. 192–193.
- ^ Vicksburg Evening Post 1893, p. 1.
- ^ The Indian Methodist 1893, pp. 4, 5.
References
- "A Judge Dies from Heat and Overwork". Vicksburg Evening Post. Vol. XI, no. 274. Vicksburg, Mississippi. August 2, 1893.
- Eno, Miss Clara B. (1951). History of Crawford County, Arkansas. Van Buren, Arkansas: The Press-Argus. OCLC 3621784.
- "H. F. Thomason". The Indian Methodist. Vol. XII, no. 31. Muskogee, Indian Territory. August 3, 1893.
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