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Thomas A. Sykes
North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
1868–1872
Tennessee House of Representatives
In office
1881–1882
Personal details
Bornc. 1835 (1835)
North Carolina, U.S.
OccupationPolitician

Thomas A. Sykes (born c. 1835) was an American politician and tax official. An African-American, he was born into slavery. After the Civil War, he served as a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for four one-year terms (1868–1872) and as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for one two-year term (1881–82).[1] He represented Shelby County, Tennessee. He also served as a revenue collector and gauger. He lived in Nashville.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Thomas A. Sykes," This Honorable Body: African American Legislators in 19th Century Tennessee. Tennessee State Library and Archives.
  2. ^ https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/tsla/exhibits/blackhistory/pdfs/brochure.pdf [bare URL PDF]


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