Christopher Thomas

Christopher Thomas
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 5th district
In office March 5, 1874 – March 3, 1875
Preceded by	Alexander Davis
Succeeded by	George Cabell
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Henry County
In office 1869–1871
Preceded by	George W. Booker
Succeeded by	George W. Booker
Member of the Virginia Senate from Henry, Patrick and Franklin Counties
In office 1860–1863
Preceded by	George Hairston
Succeeded by	Peter Saunders
Personal details
Born	March 24, 1818 Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Died	February 11, 1879 (aged 60) Martinsville, Virginia
Resting place	Leatherwood, Virginia
Political party	Republican
Profession	lawyer

Christopher Yancy Thomas (March 24, 1818 – February 11, 1879) was a politician and lawyer from Virginia.

Biography

Born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Thomas attended the common schools as a child and went on to graduate from a private academy in 1838. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1844, commencing practice in Martinsville, Virginia. He served in the Virginia Senate from 1860 to 1864 and was member of the commission to settle the boundary line between Virginia and North Carolina. Thomas was prosecuting attorney for Henry County, Virginia, was a member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention in 1868 and served in the Virginia House of Delegates in 1869. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1873 for Virginia's 5th district, serving from 1874 to 1875, being unsuccessful for reelection in 1874.^[1] Afterward, Thomas resumed practicing law until his death in Martinsville, Virginia on February 11, 1879. He was interred in the family cemetery in Leatherwood, Virginia.

References

1. "Rep. Christopher Thomas". GovTrack. Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved 12 April 2015.

External links

• Christopher Thomas at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress