Thomas Claiborne (1749-1812)
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Thomas Claiborne was a planter and politician from Brunswick County, Virginia
, and represented Virginia
in the United States House of Representatives
from 1793 to 1799 and from 1801 to 1805.
Thomas was born in 1749 in Brunswick County, the son of Colonel Augustine and Mary (Herbert) Claiborne. He was the fifth generation of his family in America, descended from William Claiborne
who had settled in Virginia in 1621. He is the father of John Claiborne
and Thomas Claiborne (1780-1856)
, uncle of Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne and William Charles Cole Claiborne, granduncle of John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne
, and great-great-great-great granduncle of Corinne Claiborne Boggs.
Claiborne was member of the State house of delegates (1783–1788), served as colonel in command of the Brunswick County Militia in 1789, sheriff of Brunswick County (1789–1792), and a member of the State senate (1790–1792). He was elected to the Third Congress and reelected as a Republican to the Fourth and Fifth Congresses. His bid for reelection in 1798 was unsuccessful, but he was again elected as a Republican to the Seventh and Eighth Congresses. He died on his estate in Brunswick County in 1812.
Brunswick County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 18,419 people, 6,277 households, and 4,312 families residing in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile . There were 7,541 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...
, and represented 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...
in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1793 to 1799 and from 1801 to 1805.
Thomas was born in 1749 in Brunswick County, the son of Colonel Augustine and Mary (Herbert) Claiborne. He was the fifth generation of his family in America, descended from William Claiborne
William Claiborne
William Claiborne was an English pioneer, surveyor, and an early settler in Virginia and Maryland. Claiborne became a wealthy planter, a trader, and a major figure in the politics of the colony...
who had settled in Virginia in 1621. He is the father of John Claiborne
John Claiborne
John Claiborne He was a son of Thomas Claiborne and brother of Thomas Claiborne . He was a Representative from Virginia; born in Brunswick County, Virginia, in 1777; pursued academic studies; was graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1798 and...
and Thomas Claiborne (1780-1856)
Thomas Claiborne (1780-1856)
Thomas Claiborne was a son of Thomas Claiborne and brother of John Claiborne. He was a Representative from Tennessee; born near Petersburg, Brunswick County, Virginia, May 17, 1780; attended the common schools in Virginia; served as major on the staff of Gen. Andrew Jackson in the Creek War...
, uncle of Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne and William Charles Cole Claiborne, granduncle of John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne
John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne
John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne was a Member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Mississippi.-Biography:...
, and great-great-great-great granduncle of Corinne Claiborne Boggs.
Claiborne was member of the State house of delegates (1783–1788), served as colonel in command of the Brunswick County Militia in 1789, sheriff of Brunswick County (1789–1792), and a member of the State senate (1790–1792). He was elected to the Third Congress and reelected as a Republican to the Fourth and Fifth Congresses. His bid for reelection in 1798 was unsuccessful, but he was again elected as a Republican to the Seventh and Eighth Congresses. He died on his estate in Brunswick County in 1812.