Thomas L. Clingman
Thomas L. Clingman | |
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Henry Shaw | |
| Constituency | 1st district |
| In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Rayner |
| Succeeded by | James Graham |
| Constituency | 1st district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Lanier Clingham July 27, 1812 Confederate States |
| Branch/service | Confederate States Army (Infantry) |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | See list
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Thomas Lanier Clingman (July 27, 1812 – November 3, 1897), known as the "Prince of Politicians," was a
Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845 and from 1847 to 1858, and U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1858 and 1861. During the Civil War, he refused to resign his Senate seat and was one of the many southern state senators subsequently expelled from the Senate in absentia. He then served as a general in the Confederate States Army
.
Early life
Clingman, was born in Huntsville, a small community in present-day
Iredell County, NC. Clingman graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1832, where he was a member of the Dialectic Senate of the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar
in 1834 and began practice in Huntsville.
Political career
Clingman was elected to the
United States senator as a Democrat the previous day,[2] replacing the resigning Asa Biggs. He was reelected but was expelled from the Senate for support of the Confederacy
.
Civil War
When he first entered the War, Clingman was the commander of the 25th North Carolina Infantry and took part in the
.
Post-war career
After the Civil War, Clingman explored and measured mountains in western North Carolina and
Clingman's Dome in his honor. He died in Morganton, North Carolina, and was buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Asheville, North Carolina.[3]
See also
- List of American Civil War generals (Confederate)
- List of United States senators expelled or censured
References
- ^ Wheeler, John H.. Reminiscences and memoirs of North Carolina and eminent North Carolinians. Columbus, Ohio: Columbus Print. Works, 1884
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8078-5503-4. p. 32.
- ^ "Riverside Cemetery". nps.gov. National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
Further reading
- Eicher, John H., and ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
- Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. ISBN 978-0-8160-1055-4.
- ISBN 978-0-8071-0823-9.
- Jeffrey, Thomas E., “Thomas Lanier Clingman: Fire Eater from the Carolina Mountains” ISBN 978-0820320236
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thomas Lanier Clingman.
- United States Congress. "Thomas L. Clingman (id: C000524)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
- Clingman, Thomas L. "[Letter] 1855 Jan. 9, Ho[use of] Rep[resentatives to] W[illia]m H. Thomas / T[homas] L. Clingman". Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842. Digital Library of Georgia. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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