Philemon Thomas

Philemon Thomas

Infobox_Congressman
name= Philemon Thomas


state= Louisiana
district= 2nd
term= 1831 - 1835
preceded= Henry Hosford Gurley
succeeded= Eleazer Wheelock Ripley
date of birth= birth date|1763|2|9|mf=y
place of birth= Orange County, Virginia
date of death= death date and age|1847|11|18|1763|2|9|mf=y
place of death= Baton Rouge, Louisiana
spouse=
profession=
religion=
party= Democratic|

Philemon Thomas (February 9, 1763, Orange County, Virginia – November 18, 1847, Baton Rouge, Louisiana) was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served two terms as a Democrat (1831-35).

Philemon was born in Virginia. He served in the Revolutionary War and later moved to Kentucky. He was a member of Kentucky's Constitutional Convention and served in the state House and state Senate. In 1806 he moved to Louisiana. He commanded troops who captured Baton Rouge from the Spanish in the West Florida Rebellion of 1810. He served in the War of 1812 and later served two terms in Congress. He died in Baton Rouge.

External links

* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000181 Bio at Congress.gov]
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas7.html Political Graveyard]
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6955075 Find-A-Grave biography]


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