Thomas C. Catchings

Thomas C. Catchings, 1893

Thomas Clendinen Catchings (born January 11, 1847 in Brownsville , Hinds County , Mississippi , † December 24, 1927 in Vicksburg , Mississippi) was an American politician . Between 1885 and 1901 he represented the third constituency of the state of Mississippi in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Catchings was home educated and trained. He then attended the University of Mississippi at Oxford until 1859 , before continuing his education at Oakland College until 1861 . His further training was interrupted by the civil war. Catchings participated in this war as a soldier in the Confederate States Army . After the war ended, Catchings studied law. After being admitted to the bar in 1866, he began to work in his new profession in Vicksburg.

Politically, Catchings was a member of the Democratic Party . He was a member of the Mississippi Senate between 1875 and 1877 when he stepped down. From 1877 to 1885 he was Attorney General of Mississippi. In 1884 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he replaced Hernando Money on March 4, 1885 . After seven re-elections, he was able to complete a total of eight legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1901 . Between 1887 and 1889 he was chairman of the committee that dealt with the levees on the Mississippi . Between 1891 and 1895, Catchings was a member of the Railway and Canal Committee. In addition, between 1893 and 1895 he was still on the committee that dealt with river navigation and port facilities.

After his tenure in Congress ended, Catchings returned to practice as a lawyer. He was also an advisor to the Southern Railway Co. He was also on a commission that reviewed Mississippi State law. Thomas Catchings died on December 24, 1927 in Vicksburg and was buried there.

Web links

• Thomas C. Catchings in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Thomas C. Catchings in the database of Find a Grave (English)