Thomas M. Norwood
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Thomas Manson Norwood | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 1st district | |
In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 | |
Preceded by | John C. Nicholls |
Succeeded by | James W. Overstreet |
United States Senator from Georgia | |
In office November 14, 1871 – March 3, 1877 | |
Preceded by | Homer V. M. Miller |
Succeeded by | Benjamin H. Hill |
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
In office 1851-1862 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Talbot County, Georgia | April 26, 1830
Died | June 19, 1913 Savannah, Georgia | (aged 83)
Political party | Democratic |
Thomas Manson Norwood (April 26, 1830 – June 19, 1913) was a United States Senator and Representative from Georgia. Born in Talbot County, Georgia, he pursued an academic course, and graduated from Emory College in 1850. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1852, commencing practice in Savannah. He was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1851 to 1862 and was a presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1868. He was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate and served from November 14, 1871, to March 3, 1877. He resumed the practice of law in Savannah, and was elected as a Representative to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth U.S. Congresses, serving from March 4, 1885, to March 3, 1889. He again resumed the practice of law, and was appointed judge of the city court of Savannah in 1896, serving twelve years. He returned to his country home, Harroch Hall, near Savannah, and died there in June 1913. Interment was in Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah.
References
- United States Congress. "Thomas M. Norwood (id: N000160)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Works
- A true vindication of the South, in a review of American political history Savannah, Ga., Braid and Hutton 1917
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