Horace Holmes Thomas (December 18, 1831 – March 17, 1904) was a lawyer, Union Army officer, state legislator, and appraiser in Illinois who served in the Illinois House of Representatives and Illinois Senate.[1] He was a Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1880 to 1881.[2]
Horace Holmes Thomas | |
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 Middlebury College Collections. Reproduced in sources including Volume 2 (1912) of Memorials of Deceased Companions of the Commandery of the State of Illinois. | |
| Member of the Illinois Senate from the 6th District | |
| In office January 9, 1889 – July 22, 1890 | |
| Preceded by | Henry W. Leman |
| Succeeded by | Jacob Miller |
| 29th Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
| In office January 5, 1881 – January 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | William A. James |
| Succeeded by | Lorin C. Collins |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 6th District of Cook County | |
| In office January 8, 1879 – January 3, 1883 Serving with Christian Meyer, Austin Sexton, Lorin C. Collins, George G. Struckman, Bernhast F. Weber | |
| Preceded by | Various (multimember district) |
| Succeeded by | Various (multimember district) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 18, 1831 Hubbardton, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | March 17, 1904 (aged 72) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Annie Greenough Hale (m. 1870) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Middlebury College |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States Union |
| Branch/service | Union Army Tennessee Militia |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 (Union Army) 1865–1867 (Militia) |
| Rank | Captain (Union Army) Brigadier General (Militia) |
| Unit | 8th Tennessee Infantry (Union Army) 3rd Division, II Corps (Union Army) Staff of Governor William G. Brownlow (Militia) |
| Commands | Quartermaster General, Tennessee Militia |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
He was born in Hubbardton, Vermont, graduated from Middlebury College, and studied law.[2][3] He moved to Chicago in 1859.[2]
He was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.[4] He wrote about his Civil War experiences.[2] He married and had a daughter.[3] He was written about by the Grand Army Hall and Memorial Association of Illinois in 1904.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Horace Holmes Thomas, Middlebury College Alumnus, Class of 1857". July 21, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c d Service, U. S. Customs (July 25, 1985). "A biographical directory of the United States Customs Service, 1771–1989". The Service. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Wiley, Edgar J., ed. (July 25, 1917). Catalogue of Officers and Students of Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont: And of Others who Have Received Degrees, 1800–1915. Middlebury College – via Google Books.
- ^ "Vermont Civil War, Lest We Forget". vermontcivilwar.org.
- ^ Illinois, Grand Army Hall and Memorial Association of (1904). Genl. Horace H. Thomas ...