John J. Thomas
Encyclopedia
John J. Thomas was a prominent Confederate
politician. He was born in Albemarle County, Virginia
and later moved to Kentucky
, where he served in the state legislature in 1851. He represented the state in the Provisional Confederate Congress
from 1861 to 1862 and afterwards served in the Confederate Army.
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
politician. He was born in Albemarle County, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
and later moved to Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, where he served in the state legislature in 1851. He represented the state in the Provisional Confederate Congress
Provisional Confederate Congress
The Provisional Confederate Congress, for a time the legislative branch of the Confederate States of America, was the body which drafted the Confederate Constitution, elected Jefferson Davis President of the Confederacy, and designed the first Confederate flag...
from 1861 to 1862 and afterwards served in the Confederate Army.
External links
- Index to Politicians: Thomas, J. at The Political GraveyardThe Political GraveyardThe Political Graveyard is a website and database that catalogues information on more than 224,000 American political figures and political families, along with other information.-History:...