George M. Thomas
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George Morgan Thomas was a U.S. Representative
from Kentucky
.
Born near Poplar Flat, Kentucky, Thomas was educated in the common schools.
He taught school two years.
He was school commissioner from 1850 to 1859.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1851 and practiced.
Thomas was elected prosecuting attorney of Lewis County in 1854 and served for four years.
He was a member of the State house of representatives 1859-1863.
Commonwealth attorney for the tenth judicial district 1862-1868.
County judge in 1868.
He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 1871.
He was again a member of the State house of representatives in 1872 and 1873.
Circuit judge of the fourteenth judicial district 1874-1880.
United States district attorney 1881-1885.
Thomas was elected as a Republican
to the Fiftieth
Congress (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1889).
He was appointed Solicitor of Internal Revenue by President McKinley on May 20, 1897, and served until May 31, 1901.
He died in Vanceburg, Kentucky
, January 7, 1914.
He was interred in Greenlawn Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
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Born near Poplar Flat, Kentucky, Thomas was educated in the common schools.
He taught school two years.
He was school commissioner from 1850 to 1859.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1851 and practiced.
Thomas was elected prosecuting attorney of Lewis County in 1854 and served for four years.
He was a member of the State house of representatives 1859-1863.
Commonwealth attorney for the tenth judicial district 1862-1868.
County judge in 1868.
He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 1871.
He was again a member of the State house of representatives in 1872 and 1873.
Circuit judge of the fourteenth judicial district 1874-1880.
United States district attorney 1881-1885.
Thomas was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Fiftieth
50th United States Congress
The Fiftieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1887 to March 4, 1889, during the third and fourth...
Congress (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1889).
He was appointed Solicitor of Internal Revenue by President McKinley on May 20, 1897, and served until May 31, 1901.
He died in Vanceburg, Kentucky
Vanceburg, Kentucky
Vanceburg is a city in Lewis County, Kentucky, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,731 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lewis County.Vanceburg is part of the Maysville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, January 7, 1914.
He was interred in Greenlawn Cemetery.