Thomas G. Lawson
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Thomas Graves Lawson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | Henry H. Carlton |
| Succeeded by | William M. Howard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 2, 1835 Eatonton, Georgia |
| Died | April 16, 1912 (aged 76) Eatonton, Georgia |
| Resting place | Pine Grove Cemetery Eatonton, Georgia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Mary Frances Reid
(m. 1860) |
| Alma mater | Mercer University |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States of America |
| Branch/service |  Confederate States Army |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Thomas Graves Lawson (May 2, 1835 – April 16, 1912) was a Congressional Representative from Georgia.
Early life
[edit]Born near Eatonton, Georgia, Lawson attended private schools and graduated from Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, in 1855. He studied law.
He married Mary Frances Reid (1835-1915) in Eatonton in November 1860.[1]
Career
[edit]Lawson was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced practice in Eatonton, Georgia. During the Civil War he served two years in the Confederate States Army. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives 1861-1866, 1889, and 1890. Lawson served as a delegate to the State Constitutional Convention in 1877. He served on the board of trustees of Mercer University and the Eatonton Male and Female Academy. Lawson served as judge of the Superior Courts of Ocmulgee circuit from 1879-1887. He engaged in farming near Eatonton from 1888 to 1891.
Lawson was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second, Fifty-third, and Fifty-fourth Congresses serving from March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1896, and resumed agricultural pursuits in Putnam County, Georgia.
Death
[edit]Lawson died in Eatonton, Georgia, April 16, 1912. He was interred in Pine Grove Cemetery.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Judge T. G. Lawson Called By Death". The Atlanta Constitution. Macon, Georgia. April 17, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved June 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
Sources
[edit]- United States Congress. "Thomas G. Lawson (id: L000146)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
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- 1835 births
- 1912 deaths
- Confederate States Army soldiers
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Georgia (U.S. state) state court judges
- People from Eatonton, Georgia
- 19th-century American legislators
- Mercer University alumni
- 19th-century American judges