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  Claiborne, Thomas
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AffiliationDemocratic-Republican   
NameThomas Claiborne
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, Tennessee , United States
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Born May 17, 1780
DiedJanuary 07, 1856 (75 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifedRBH
Jan 01, 2011 06:12pm
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InfoCLAIBORNE, Thomas, (son of Thomas Claiborne [1749-1812] and brother of John Claiborne), a Representative from Tennessee; born near Petersburg, Brunswick County, Va., May 17, 1780; attended the common schools in Virginia; served as major on the staff of Gen. Andrew Jackson in the Creek War; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Nashville, Tenn., in 1807; served for some years in the general assembly of Tennessee; elected as a Republican to the Fifteenth Congress (March 4, 1817-March 3, 1819); resumed the practice of law in Nashville, where he died January 7, 1856; interment in Nashville City Cemetery.


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Father Thomas Claiborne 1749-1812
Brother John Claiborne 1777-1808

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  08/08/1817 TN - District 05 Won 47.63% (+19.11%)
  09/16/1814 TN - District 05 Special Election Lost 25.90% (-24.27%)
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