Thomas Wynns

Thomas Wynns (born 1764 in Barfields , Hertford County , Province of North Carolina , †  June 3, 1825 in Winton , North Carolina ) was an American politician . Between 1802 and 1807 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

The exact date of birth of Thomas Wynns is unknown. He was educated in England and in 1780, during the War of Independence , came aboard an American ship that was captured by the British and taken prisoner of war. He spent this together with some other prisoners in London . He later returned to North Carolina, where he worked as a planter in Hertford County . Wynns was also one of the earliest board members of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill .

In 1787, Wynns was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives . In 1788 and 1789 he was a member of the convention that ratified the United States Constitution for the state of North Carolina . Between 1790 and 1802 and again from 1807 to 1817 he was a member of the State Senate . Wynns was a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by President Thomas Jefferson . After the death of MP Charles Johnson , he was elected as its successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC at the due by-election for the first seat of North Carolina , where he took up his new mandate on December 7, 1802. After two re-elections, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1807 . During this time, the Louisiana Purchase made by President Jefferson fell, which considerably expanded the territory of the United States in the west and southwest. In 1804, the 12th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Thomas Wynns worked again as a planter in Hertford County, which he represented in the State Senate between 1807 and 1817. From 1818 to 1824 he was a member of the North Carolina government council. He was also a brigadier general in the state militia. He died on June 3, 1825 near Winton.

Web links

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

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