Thomas Beloat

Thomas Beloat was a sheriff of Gibson County, Indiana at the turn of the 20th century noted for stopping a lynching in the county seat of Princeton. [cite book
title=The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine: Volume LXII
pages=631
location=New York
publisher=Macmillan & Co. Ldt.
year=1901] His bravery is mentioned by Mark Twain in his 1901 essay "". [cite book
title=Great Short Works of Mark Twain
first=Mark
last=Twain
coauthors=Justin Kaplan
pages=193f
year=2004
publisher=Harper Collins
isbn=0060727861]

A Republican, he served as sheriff from January 1, 1901 through December 13, 1904. [cite web
url=http://www.gibsoncountysheriff.com/sheriff/sheriffs.htm
title=SHERIFFS OF GIBSON COUNTY, INDIANA
publisher=Gibson County Sheriff's Department
year=2008]

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