Thomas Haughey

Thomas Haughey

Thomas Haughey (* 1826 in Glasgow , Scotland , † August 5, 1869 in Courtland , Alabama ) was an American doctor and politician ( Republican Party ).

Career

Thomas Haughey received limited training. He immigrated to the United States with his father , where they settled in New York City . Haughey then moved to Jefferson County , Alabama , in 1841 . He studied medicine while teaching in St. Clair County . He graduated with a diploma at the New Orleans Medical College and then started in Elyton to practice (Alabama) on. During the subsequent Civil War he served from 1862 to 1865 as a surgeon ( Surgeon ) in the 3rd Regiment , Tennessee Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army . After the war he went back to his job as a doctor in Decatur (Alabama). Haughey also pursued a political career. In 1867 he took part as a delegate to the Alabama Constituent Assembly . After the resumption of Alabama into the Union, he was elected to the 40th US Congress , where he served from July 21, 1868 to March 3, 1869. Haughey was murdered during a political speech in Courtland in 1869. He was buried near Pinson, Alabama in Green Cemetery .

Web links

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

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