Thomas M. Norwood

Thomas Manson Norwood

Thomas Manson Norwood (born April 26, 1830 in Talbot County , Georgia , †  June 19, 1913 in Savannah , Georgia) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) who represented the state of Georgia in both chambers of the US Congress .

After completing school, Thomas Norwood enrolled at Emory College , where he graduated in 1850. After successfully completing his law degree, he was admitted to the bar in 1852 and from then on worked in a law firm in Savannah.

From 1851 he was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives , where he remained until 1862. In 1868 Norwood represented the Democratic Party in Electoral College , which did not elect Horatio Seymour , who was victorious in Georgia , but the Republican Ulysses S. Grant as US president.

From November 14, 1871, Thomas Norwood sat for Georgia in the US Senate . There he remained until March 3, 1877, before he first worked again as a lawyer in Savannah. He returned to Congress as a member of the House of Representatives on March 4, 1885; after being re-elected, his term of office ended there on March 3, 1889.

This ended Norwood's political career. He was appointed Judge in Savannah City Court in 1896 and retired after serving twelve years in that post. In June 1913, Thomas Norwood died in his country estate at Hancock Hall , near Savannah.

Web links

• Thomas M. Norwood in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)