Thomas Spight
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Thomas Spight was a U.S. Representative
from Mississippi
.
Born near Ripley, Mississippi
, Spight attended the common schools, Ripley Academy, Purdy (Tennessee) College, and the La Grange (Tennessee) Synodical College.
Enlisted in the Confederate States Army
as a private in 1861.
He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant the same year.
In 1862 became captain of Company B, Thirty-fourth Regiment, Mississippi Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of the war.
He taught school and also engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1875 and commenced practice in Ripley, Mississippi
.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1874-1880.
He established the Southern Sentinel in 1879, retiring from the newspaper business five years later.
He served as prosecuting attorney of the third judicial district 1884-1892.
Spight was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William V. Sullivan.
He was reelected to the Fifty-sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from July 5, 1898, to March 3, 1911.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1910.
He again resumed the practice of his profession and also engaged in religious work until his death in Ripley, Mississippi
, January 5, 1924.
He was interred in Ripley Cemetery.
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 Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
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Born near Ripley, Mississippi
Ripley, Mississippi
Ripley is a city in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 5,478 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Tippah County....
, Spight attended the common schools, Ripley Academy, Purdy (Tennessee) College, and the La Grange (Tennessee) Synodical College.
Enlisted in the Confederate States Army
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
as a private in 1861.
He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant the same year.
In 1862 became captain of Company B, Thirty-fourth Regiment, Mississippi Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of the war.
He taught school and also engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1875 and commenced practice in Ripley, Mississippi
Ripley, Mississippi
Ripley is a city in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 5,478 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Tippah County....
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He served as member of the State house of representatives 1874-1880.
He established the Southern Sentinel in 1879, retiring from the newspaper business five years later.
He served as prosecuting attorney of the third judicial district 1884-1892.
Spight was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Fifty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William V. Sullivan.
He was reelected to the Fifty-sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from July 5, 1898, to March 3, 1911.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1910.
He again resumed the practice of his profession and also engaged in religious work until his death in Ripley, Mississippi
Ripley, Mississippi
Ripley is a city in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 5,478 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Tippah County....
, January 5, 1924.
He was interred in Ripley Cemetery.