Thomas Ara Spence

Thomas Ara Spence (born February 20, 1810 in Accomack County , Virginia , †  November 10, 1877 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1843 and 1845 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Spence attended the public schools of his home country and then studied at Yale College until 1829 . After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar, he began to work in Snow Hill in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Whig Party .

In the 1842 congressional election , Spence was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington in the sixth constituency of Maryland, where he succeeded John T. Mason on March 4, 1843 . Since he refused to run again in 1844, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1845 . This period was marked by tension between President John Tyler and the Whigs. In addition, a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which has been independent of Mexico since 1836, was already being discussed.

After the Whigs dissolved in the 1850s, Spence joined the Republican Party, which was founded in 1854 . He owned large parcels of iron ore in Worcester County . Between 1857 and 1867 he worked as a judge in this district. He then practiced as a lawyer in Salisbury . From 1872 to 1877 he was a prosecutor ( Assistant Attorney General ) in the Ministry of Post. Thomas Spence died on November 10, 1877 in the federal capital Washington.

Web links

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

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