Thomas A. Barnes was a state legislator in Mississippi. He served as Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives during the first General Assembly held in Mississippi from October 6, 1817 to February 6, 1818.[1] Barnes had previously been a member of the Legislative Council of the Mississippi Territory representing Clairborne County[2] and was president of the council from 1809 to 1810, then again from 1812 to 1815.[3] In 1815 he resigned due to bad health.[4]
Thomas Barnes | |
|---|---|
| 1st Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
| In office October 6, 1817 – February 6, 1818 | |
| Succeeded by | Edward Turner |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Claiborne County district | |
| In office October 6, 1817 – February 6, 1818 Serving with Henry G. Johnston | |
He lived in Port Gibson, Mississippi.[5]
He was involved with negotiations over commerce on the Mississippi River and a proposal for election districting.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi". Journal of the House of Representatives of the state of Mississippi. Oct. 1817-Feb. 1818, 1st Sess.: 3–5, 7, 22–23, 35–36, 407 – via LLMC Digital.
- ^ "Weekly Chronicle". The Natchez Weekly Democrat. July 8, 1809. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1925). History of Mississippi, the Heart of the South. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. pp. 475, 498.
- ^ Carter, Clarence Edwin; Bloom, John Porter (1938). The Territorial Papers of the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 624–625.
- ^ McCain, William David (1967). "The Journal of Mississippi History".
- ^ "Journal of the Senate of the State of New York". 1819.
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