Thomas C. Catchings
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Thomas Clendinen Catchings (January 11, 1847 – December 24, 1927) was a U.S. Representative
from Mississippi
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, Catchings was tutored at home.
He attended the University of Mississippi at Oxford in 1859, where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall
, and Oakland Normal Institute
in 1861.
He entered the Confederate States Army
in 1861 and served as a private in Company A, Eighteenth Mississippi Infantry, and subsequently in Company C, Eleventh (Perrin’, ands) Mississippi Cavalry.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1866 and commenced practice in Vicksburg.
Catchings was elected to the State senate in 1875 but resigned in 1877.
Catchings was elected attorney general of Mississippi in 1877.
He was reelected in 1881 and served until February 16, 1885.
Catchings was elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-ninth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1885-March 3, 1901).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Fiftieth Congress), Committee on Railways and Canals (Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses), Committee on Rivers and Harbors (Fifty-third Congress).
He resumed the practice of law.
He also served as division counsel for the Southern Railway Co..
He served as member of the Mississippi Code Commission by appointment of Governor Vardaman.
He died in Vicksburg, Mississippi
, December 24, 1927.
He was interred in the City Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
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Biography
Born near Brownsville, MississippiBrownsville, Mississippi
Brownsville is an unincorporated community located on Mississippi Highway 22 in northern Hinds County, Mississippi. Brownsville is approximately southwest of Flora and approximately north of Bolton....
, Catchings was tutored at home.
He attended the University of Mississippi at Oxford in 1859, where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall
St. Anthony Hall
St. Anthony Hall, also known as Saint Anthony Hall and The Order of St. Anthony, is a national college literary society also known as the Fraternity of Delta Psi at colleges in the United States of America. St...
, and Oakland Normal Institute
Oakland Normal Institute
Oakland Normal Institute was a private school in Yale, Mississippi in Itawamba County. It was a private academy established during the early 1880s to provide students with a classical education teaching art, Latin, and business....
in 1861.
He entered the Confederate States Army
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
in 1861 and served as a private in Company A, Eighteenth Mississippi Infantry, and subsequently in Company C, Eleventh (Perrin’, ands) Mississippi Cavalry.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1866 and commenced practice in Vicksburg.
Catchings was elected to the State senate in 1875 but resigned in 1877.
Catchings was elected attorney general of Mississippi in 1877.
He was reelected in 1881 and served until February 16, 1885.
Catchings was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Forty-ninth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1885-March 3, 1901).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Fiftieth Congress), Committee on Railways and Canals (Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses), Committee on Rivers and Harbors (Fifty-third Congress).
He resumed the practice of law.
He also served as division counsel for the Southern Railway Co..
He served as member of the Mississippi Code Commission by appointment of Governor Vardaman.
He died in Vicksburg, Mississippi
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Vicksburg is a city in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is the only city in Warren County. It is located northwest of New Orleans on the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers, and due west of Jackson, the state capital. In 1900, 14,834 people lived in Vicksburg; in 1910, 20,814; in 1920,...
, December 24, 1927.
He was interred in the City Cemetery.