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Thomas J. Word

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Thomas J. Word
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Mississippi's at-large district
In office
May 29, 1838 – March 3, 1839
Preceded byJohn Francis Hamtramck Claiborne
Succeeded byAlbert G. Brown
Member of the North Carolina House of Commons
In office
1832
Personal details
Born
Thomas Jefferson Word

(1805-02-06)February 6, 1805
Surry County, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedMay 25, 1890(1890-05-25) (aged 85)
Political partyWhig
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer

Thomas Jefferson Word (February 6, 1805 – May 25, 1890)[1] was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.

Born in Surry County, North Carolina, Word studied law, passed his bar exam, and established a private practice. He served as member of the North Carolina House of Commons in 1832. He later moved to Mississippi and settled in Pontotoc, where he became active in state and local politics.

Word successfully contested the election of Samuel J. Gholson to the 25th Congress, and the election was set aside by the House of Representatives. Word was subsequently elected as a Whig to fill the vacancy caused by this action (May 29, 1838 – March 3, 1839). He was not reelected and retired from national politics to resume his legal practice.

In 1854, he moved to Anderson County, Texas.

He was a great-great-granduncle of writer William Faulkner.[citation needed]

References

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  • United States Congress. "Thomas J. Word (id: W000742)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Notes

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  1. ^ Several biographies of his nephew, William Falkner, mention that Jeff Word was born around 1809. For example, see Joel Williamson's William Faulkner and Southern History p. 38.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Mississippi's at-large congressional district

May 29, 1838 – March 3, 1839
Succeeded by
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