Thomas Shannon (Ohio politician)
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Thomas Shannon | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 10th district | |
| In office December 4, 1826 – March 3, 1827 | |
| Preceded by | David Jennings |
| Succeeded by | John Davenport |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Belmont County | |
| In office 1824–1825 | |
| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | William Dunn William Perrine |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Belmont and Monroe counties | |
| In office 1819–1823 | |
| Preceded by | William Dunn Charles Hammond George Paull |
| Succeeded by | Isaac Atkinson William Perrine John Scatterday |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from Belmont County | |
| In office December 7, 1829 – December 4, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | William Blackstone Hubbard |
| Succeeded by | William Dunn |
| In office 1837-1843 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 15, 1786 Adams |
Thomas Shannon (November 15, 1786 – March 16, 1843) was an American politician. He served briefly as a
U.S. Representative from Ohio
from December 1826 to January 1827.
Biography
Born in
mercantile business. During the War of 1812
served as captain of Belmont County Company in Colonel John Delong's regiment.
Congress
He served as a member of the
Adams candidate to the 19th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of David Jennings
and served from December 4, 1826, to March 3, 1827.
He did not seek renomination in 1827 and returned to Barnesville, Ohio, where he became a
Ohio State Senate
in 1829 and again from 1837 to 1843. He died in Barnesville and is interred in Green Mount Cemetery.
Thomas Shannon was the brother of
Governor of Ohio and Territorial Governor of Kansas Territory. He was also brother of George Shannon, who participated in the Lewis and Clark Expedition and was also a politician and lawyer.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Denton, Carolyn S. (1991). "George Shannon Biography". Lewis and Clark in Kentucky. We Proceed On, official publication of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
External links
- United States Congress. "Thomas Shannon (id: S000289)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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