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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Thomas J. Jarvis |
| Address |
, North Carolina , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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January 18, 1836
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| Died | June 17, 1915
(79 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
Mar 17, 2024 04:22am |
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| Info | JARVIS, Thomas Jordan, a Senator from North Carolina; born in Jarvisburg, Currituck County, N.C., January 18, 1836; received his early schooling from his father; graduated from Randolph-Macon College, Virginia, in 1860; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War as a captain and was permanently disabled in the right arm; member of the State constitutional convention in 1865; moved to Tyrrell County in 1866; opened a store and studied law; admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced practice; member, State house of representatives 1868, 1870, and served as speaker in 1870; moved to Greenville, N.C., in 1872; member of the State constitutional convention in 1875.
Lt. Governor (D-NC) 1877-1879
Governor (D-NC) 1879-1885
US Minister to Brazil 1885-1889
US Senator 4/19/1894-1/23/1895; chairman, Committee on Civil Service and Retrenchment (Fifty-third Congress).
Trustee of the University of North Carolina and East Carolina Teachers College at Greenville, N.C.; resumed the practice of law in Greenville, N.C., and died there June 17, 1915; interment in Cherry Hill Cemetery.
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