Thomas Withers Chinn

Thomas Withers Chinn (born November 22, 1791 in Cynthiana , Kentucky , †  May 22, 1852 in West Baton Rouge Parish , Louisiana ) was an American politician . Between 1839 and 1841 he represented the state of Louisiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Chinn attended public schools in his home country. At times he was also tutored by his father. At the beginning of the British-American War of 1812 he was a soldier in a volunteer unit from Kentucky until October 1812. He then worked as a shop clerk in Cynthiana until 1813. He then moved to Woodville , Mississippi , where he worked in commerce. He also studied medicine. After his admission as a doctor, he practiced around 1817 in St. Francisville, Louisiana. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1825, he also began working in his new profession in St. Francisville. In 1826, Chinn was appointed judge in West Feliciana Parish . In 1831 he moved into the Cypress Hall plantation near Baton Rouge . There he worked as a sugar grower. At the same time he also practiced as a lawyer.

Politically, Chinn was a member of the Whig Party . In the congressional election of 1838 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Louisiana . There he took over on March 4, 1839, succeeding Eleazer Wheelock Ripley of the Democratic Party . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1840, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1841 .

On June 5, 1849, Thomas Chinn was appointed Ambassador of the United States to the then Kingdom of the Two Sicilies by President Zachary Taylor . However, he was unable to take up this post for health reasons. He died on May 22, 1852 on his plantation near Baton Rouge.

Web links

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

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