Thomas Jordan Jarvis

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Thomas Jordan Jarvis

Thomas Jordan Jarvis (born January 18, 1836 in Jarvisburg , Currituck County , North Carolina , †  June 17, 1915 in Greenville , North Carolina) was an American politician and the 44th  governor of North Carolina. He also represented this state in the US Senate .

Early years and political advancement

Thomas Jarvis attended Randolph-Macon College in Virginia until 1861 . During the Civil War he fought as a captain in the army of the Confederacy . In the process, he was seriously wounded in 1864 and remained disabled on the right arm for the rest of his life. After the war he studied law, after which he was admitted to the bar in 1867. At the same time his political career began. In 1865 he was a delegate to a conference to revise the North Carolina Constitution. Between 1868 and 1872 he was a Democratic MP in the North Carolina House of Representatives . From 1870 he was President of the House ( Speaker ). From 1876 he served as Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina.

Governor, Ambassador and Senator

After the resignation of Governor Zebulon Baird Vance in February 1879, he became his successor. A year later he was confirmed in this office and elected governor for a full four years. In his tenure, which ended on January 21, 1885, he campaigned for improvements in education. He also promoted industry. He tried to attract both new businesses and new citizens to North Carolina. With regard to racial politics, he relied on tolerance.

After his term in office he was appointed US envoy to Brazil by President Grover Cleveland , where he replaced Thomas A. Osborn . He held this office from 1885 to 1889; he was succeeded by Robert Adams . In 1892 he became chairman of the Democratic Party in North Carolina. When the former governor Vance, who had now represented North Carolina in the US Senate, died in this office, Thomas Jarvis succeeded him again. He remained in Congress from 1894 to 1895 . He had his last major political appearance in 1896 when he represented North Carolina at the Democratic National Convention , where William Jennings Bryan was nominated as a presidential candidate. Jarvis then worked as a lawyer. He died in June 1915. Thomas Jarvis was married to Mary Woodson.

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SURNAME Jarvis, Thomas Jordan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 18, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH Jarvisburg , North Carolina
DATE OF DEATH June 17, 1915
Place of death Greenville , North Carolina