Horace Holmes Thomas | |
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Member of the Illinois Senate from the 6th District | |
In office January 9, 1889 – July 22, 1890 | |
Preceded by | Henry W. Leman |
Succeeded by | Jacob Miller |
29th Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
In office January 5, 1881 – January 3, 1883 | |
Preceded by | William A. James |
Succeeded by | Lorin C. Collins |
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 6th District of Cook County | |
In office January 8, 1879 – January 3, 1883 Serving with Christian Meyer, Austin Sexton, Lorin C. Collins, George G. Struckman, Bernhast F. Weber | |
Preceded by | Various (multimember district) |
Succeeded by | Various (multimember district) |
Personal details | |
Born | Hubbardton, Vermont, U.S. | December 18, 1831
Died | March 17, 1904 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 72)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Annie Greenough Hale (m. 1870) |
Children | 1 |
Education | Middlebury College |
Profession | Attorney |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States Union |
Branch/service |
Union Army Tennessee Militia |
Years of service | 1861–1865 (Union Army) 1865–1867 (Militia) |
Rank |
Captain (Union Army) Brigadier General (Militia) |
Unit |
8th Tennessee Infantry (Union Army) 3rd Division, II Corps (Union Army) Staff of Governor William G. Brownlow (Militia) |
Commands | Quartermaster General, Tennessee Militia |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Horace Holmes Thomas (December 18, 1831 – March 17, 1904) was a lawyer, Union Army officer, state legislator, and appraiser in Illinois who served in the Illinois House of Representatives and Illinois Senate. [1] He was a Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1880 to 1881. [2]
He was born in Hubbardton, Vermont, graduated from Middlebury College, and studied law. [2] [3] He moved to Chicago in 1859. [2]
He was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. [4] He wrote about his Civil War experiences. [2] He married and had a daughter. [3] He was written about by the Grand Army Hall and Memorial Association of Illinois in 1904. [5]