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Horace Holmes Thomas

Horace Holmes Thomas
Right facing head and shoulders sepia toned photo of Horace Holmes Thomas
Middlebury College Collections. Reproduced in sources including Volume 2 (1912) of Memorials of Deceased Companions of the Commandery of the State of Illinois.
Member of the Illinois Senate from the 6th District
In office
January 9, 1889 – July 22, 1890
Preceded byHenry W. Leman
Succeeded byJacob Miller
29th Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives
In office
January 5, 1881 – January 3, 1883
Preceded byWilliam A. James
Succeeded byLorin C. Collins
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 6th District of Cook County
In office
January 8, 1879 – January 3, 1883
Serving with Christian Meyer, Austin Sexton, Lorin C. Collins, George G. Struckman, Bernhast F. Weber
Preceded byVarious (multimember district)
Succeeded byVarious (multimember district)
Personal details
Born(1831-12-18)December 18, 1831
Hubbardton, Vermont, U.S.
DiedMarch 17, 1904(1904-03-17) (aged 72)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAnnie Greenough Hale (m. 1870)
Children1
EducationMiddlebury College
ProfessionAttorney
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Union
Branch/serviceUnion Army
Tennessee Militia
Years of service1861–1865 (Union Army)
1865–1867 (Militia)
RankCaptain (Union Army)
Brigadier General (Militia)
Unit8th Tennessee Infantry (Union Army)
3rd Division, II Corps (Union Army)
Staff of Governor William G. Brownlow (Militia)
CommandsQuartermaster General, Tennessee Militia
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Horace Holmes Thomas (December 18, 1831 – March 17, 1904) was a lawyer, Union Army officer, state legislator, and appraiser in Illinois who served in the Illinois House of Representatives and Illinois Senate.[1] He was a Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1880 to 1881.[2]

He was born in Hubbardton, Vermont, graduated from Middlebury College, and studied law.[2][3] He moved to Chicago in 1859.[2]

He was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.[4] He wrote about his Civil War experiences.[2] He married and had a daughter.[3] He was written about by the Grand Army Hall and Memorial Association of Illinois in 1904.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Horace Holmes Thomas, Middlebury College Alumnus, Class of 1857". July 21, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ a b c d Service, U. S. Customs (July 25, 1985). "A biographical directory of the United States Customs Service, 1771–1989". The Service. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b Wiley, Edgar J., ed. (July 25, 1917). Catalogue of Officers and Students of Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont: And of Others who Have Received Degrees, 1800–1915. Middlebury College – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Vermont Civil War, Lest We Forget". vermontcivilwar.org.
  5. ^ Illinois, Grand Army Hall and Memorial Association of (1904). Genl. Horace H. Thomas ...
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