Thomas M. Nelson

For other people with the same name, see Thomas Nelson (disambiguation).
Thomas M. Nelson

Thomas Maduit Nelson (September 27, 1782 November 10, 1853) was a 19th-century politician from Virginia, United States.

Biography

Born in Oak Hills, Virginia, Nelson attended the common schools as a child. During the War of 1812, he was commissioned a captain to the 10th Infantry Regiment and was later promoted to major in the 13th and 18th Infantry Regiments. After the war, he was reduced back to a captain and eventually resigned from his commission on May 15, 1815. Nelson was elected a Democratic-Republican to the United States House of Representatives to fill a vacancy in 1816, serving until 1819.

He died near Columbus, Georgia at age 71 and was interred there in Linwood Cemetery.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Thomas Gholson, Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 18th congressional district

December 4, 1816 March 3, 1819 (obsolete district)
Succeeded by
Mark Alexander


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