Thomas Haymond

Thomas Sherwood Haymond (born January 15, 1794 in Fairmont , Monongalia County , Virginia , †  April 5, 1869 in Richmond , Virginia) was an American politician . Between 1849 and 1851 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Born in what is now West Virginia , Thomas Haymond first attended private schools and then studied at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg . He took part in the British-American War of 1812 as a simple soldier . After studying law and his admission as a lawyer in 1815, he began to work in Morgantown in this profession. In 1842 he headed the Marion County District Court . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Whig Party .

After the death of MP Alexander Newman , Haymond was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on November 8, 1849, when the by-election was due for the 15th seat of Virginia . By March 3, 1851 he was able to end the current legislative period in Congress . This time was dominated by the discussions about the question of slavery . In 1850, the 1850 compromise introduced by US Senator Henry Clay was passed.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives ended, Haymond served as brigadier general in the state militia. During the Civil War he was a colonel in the Confederate Army . He died in Richmond on April 15, 1869.

Web links

• Thomas Haymond in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Thomas Haymond in the database of Find a Grave (English)