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About General Isaac Thomas, Jr.
Appears in "Isaac Thomas of Sevierville, Tennessee," compiled by Charlotte Bailey Wynn (1980)
THOMAS, Isaac, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Sevierville, Tenn., November 4, 1784; after the death of his parents he moved to Winchester, Tenn., in 1800; self-educated; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1808 and practiced in Winchester; elected as a Republican to the Fourteenth Congress (March 4, 1815-March 3, 1817); moved to Alexandria, Rapides Parish, La., in 1819; resumed the practice of law; purchased vast tracts of land adjoining Alexandria and became one of the largest landowners and slaveholders in Louisiana; was the first man to introduce the cultivation of sugar cane in central Louisiana; also engaged in mercantile pursuits and in the operation of sawmills and steamboats; served as brigadier general of the Louisiana Militia; served in the State senate 1823-1827; moved to California in 1849; returned to Alexandria, La., where he died on February 2, 1859; interment in the Flint lot, in Rapides Cemetery, Pineville, La. (source: http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000169)
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General Isaac Thomas, Jr.'s Timeline
| 1784 |
November 4, 1784
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Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States
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| 1821 |
January 13, 1821
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| 1859 |
February 2, 1859
Age 74
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Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Pineville, Rapides Parish, LA, United States
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