Thomas Fearn (November 15, 1789 – January 16, 1863) was an American politician who served as a Deputy from Alabama to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from February until April 1861, when he resigned from office.[1]
Thomas Fearn | |
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| Deputy from Alabama to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States | |
| In office February 4, 1861 – April 29, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | H. C. Jones |
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| Born | November 15, 1789 Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| Died | January 16, 1863 (aged 73) Huntsville, Alabama |
| Resting place | Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Alabama |
Biography
editThomas Fearn was born on November 15, 1789, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, and later moved to Alabama. He served in the War of 1812 and as a member of the Alabama state legislature. Before the American Civil War, he was a practicing physician in Hunstville, Alabama, and served as a physician under Andrew Jackson. He was the father-in-law of William Taylor Sullivan Barry. In 1861, he was a Deputy to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States, representing the state of Alabama.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Root, Elihu, ed. (1904). Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865. Vol. I. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. p. 159. LCCN 05012700.
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