Thomas Culbreth
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Thomas Culbreth was an American
politician.
Born in Kent County, Delaware
, eight miles northeast of Greensboro, Maryland
, Cubreth attended the public schools and studied under private tutors. He moved to Denton, Maryland
, in 1806 and was a clerk in a store there. He became a member of the congressional committee at Hillsboro in 1810, and was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates
in 1812 and 1813. He was also cashier of the State Bank at Denton in 1813.
Culbreth was elected from the sixth district of Maryland
as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifteenth Congress and reelected to the Sixteenth Congress, serving from March 4, 1817 to March 3, 1821. He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1820 to the Seventeenth Congress and for election in 1822 to the Eighteenth Congress. He was appointed chief judge of the Caroline County orphans’ court in 1822, was clerk of the executive council of Maryland from 1825 to 1838, and resided in Annapolis, Maryland
. He returned to Denton in 1838 and engaged in mercantile pursuits, and soon afterward moved to Orrell Farm, near Greensboro, where he died. He is interred in the family cemetery on the farm.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
politician.
Born in Kent County, Delaware
Kent County, Delaware
Kent County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is coextensive with the Dover, Delaware, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010 the population was 162,310, a 28.1% increase over the previous decade. The county seat is Dover, the state capital...
, eight miles northeast of Greensboro, Maryland
Greensboro, Maryland
Greensboro is a town located on the banks of the Choptank River in Caroline County, Maryland. The population was 1,632 at the 2000 census. The ZIP code is 21639. The primary phone exchange is 482 and the area code is 410...
, Cubreth attended the public schools and studied under private tutors. He moved to Denton, Maryland
Denton, Maryland
Denton is a town in Caroline County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,960 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Caroline County. Denton is the birthplace of former Delaware governor Sherman W. Tribbitt and author Sophie Kerr, as well as the long time home of former Maryland...
, in 1806 and was a clerk in a store there. He became a member of the congressional committee at Hillsboro in 1810, and was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...
in 1812 and 1813. He was also cashier of the State Bank at Denton in 1813.
Culbreth was elected from the sixth district of Maryland
Maryland's 6th congressional district
Maryland's 6th congressional district elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives from the northwest part of the state. Today the district comprises all of Garrett, Allegany, Washington, Frederick and Carroll Counties, as well as portions of Montgomery, Baltimore, and...
as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifteenth Congress and reelected to the Sixteenth Congress, serving from March 4, 1817 to March 3, 1821. He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1820 to the Seventeenth Congress and for election in 1822 to the Eighteenth Congress. He was appointed chief judge of the Caroline County orphans’ court in 1822, was clerk of the executive council of Maryland from 1825 to 1838, and resided in Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It had a population of 38,394 at the 2010 census and is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C. Annapolis is...
. He returned to Denton in 1838 and engaged in mercantile pursuits, and soon afterward moved to Orrell Farm, near Greensboro, where he died. He is interred in the family cemetery on the farm.