Hugh French Thomason
Hugh French Thomason (* 22. February 1826 in Smith County , Tennessee , † thirtieth July 1893 in Van Buren , Crawford County , Arkansas ) was an American lawyer and as a politician for both the United States and for the Confederate States worked .
Career
Nothing is known about Hugh French Thomason's youth. At some point he moved to Arkansas. He studied law and probably also practiced as a lawyer. In 1861 he took part as a delegate to the Arkansas Secession Convention and then sat in the Provisional Confederate Congress . In his candidacy for the first Confederate Congress he suffered a defeat against Felix Ives Batson (1819-1871). After the end of the Civil War , he sat in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1866 and 1886 . In 1874 he took part in the Arkansas Constituent Assembly . In the same year he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the US House of Representatives . He was a member of the Arkansas Senate in 1880 . From 1890 to 1893 he was a judge in Arkansas. He died in Van Buren and was buried there in Fairview Cemetery .
Web links
- Hugh French Thomason in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- Hugh French Thomason on The Political Graveyard website
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| SURNAME | Thomason, Hugh French |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lawyer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1826 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Smith County , Tennessee |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 1893 |
| Place of death | Van Buren , Crawford County , Arkansas |