Thomas H. Herndon
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Thomas Hord Herndon was a U.S. Representative
from Alabama
.
Born in Erie, Greene (now Hale
) County, Alabama
, Herndon attended a private school.
He graduated from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 1847.
He attended the law school of Harvard University
in 1848.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1849 and commenced practice in Eutaw, Alabama
.
He was editor of the Eutaw Democrat in 1850.
He moved to Mobile, Alabama
, in 1853 and resumed the practice of law.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1857 and 1858.
Trustee of the University of Alabama
in 1858 and 1859.
He returned to Greene County in 1859.
He served as member of the State secession convention in 1861.
During the Civil War
served as major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel of the Thirty-sixth Regiment, Alabama Infantry, in the Confederate States Army
and was wounded twice in battle.
He again moved to Mobile and resumed the practice of his profession.
He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor of Alabama in 1872.
He served as member of the State constitutional convention which met September 6, 1875.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1876 and 1877.
Herndon was elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-sixth
, Forty-seventh
, and Forty-eighth
Congresses and served from March 4, 1879, until his death in Mobile, Alabama
, March 28, 1883, before the convening of the Forty-eighth Congress.
He was interred in Magnolia Cemetery
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
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Born in Erie, Greene (now Hale
Hale County, Alabama
Hale County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of Confederate officer Stephen Fowler Hale. As of 2010 the population was 15,760. Its county seat is Greensboro and it is part of the Tuscaloosa Metropolitan Statistical Area....
) County, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
, Herndon attended a private school.
He graduated from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 1847.
He attended the law school of Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1848.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1849 and commenced practice in Eutaw, Alabama
Eutaw, Alabama
Eutaw is a city in Greene County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,878. The city is the county seat of Greene County and was named in honor of the Battle of Eutaw Springs, the last engagement of the American Revolutionary War in the Carolinas...
.
He was editor of the Eutaw Democrat in 1850.
He moved to Mobile, Alabama
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...
, in 1853 and resumed the practice of law.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1857 and 1858.
Trustee of the University of Alabama
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
in 1858 and 1859.
He returned to Greene County in 1859.
He served as member of the State secession convention in 1861.
During the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
served as major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel of the Thirty-sixth Regiment, Alabama Infantry, in the Confederate States Army
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
and was wounded twice in battle.
He again moved to Mobile and resumed the practice of his profession.
He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor of Alabama in 1872.
He served as member of the State constitutional convention which met September 6, 1875.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1876 and 1877.
Herndon was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Forty-sixth
46th United States Congress
The Forty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1879 to March 4, 1881, during the last two years of...
, Forty-seventh
47th United States Congress
The Forty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1881 to March 4, 1883, during the administration...
, and Forty-eighth
48th United States Congress
The Forty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1883 to March 4, 1885, during the last two years...
Congresses and served from March 4, 1879, until his death in Mobile, Alabama
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...
, March 28, 1883, before the convening of the Forty-eighth Congress.
He was interred in Magnolia Cemetery
Magnolia Cemetery (Mobile, Alabama)
Magnolia Cemetery is a city cemetery located in Mobile, Alabama, United States. The cemetery is situated on and was established in 1836. From that time onward it served as Mobile's primary burial site during the 19th century. It is the final resting place for many of Mobile's 19th and early 20th...
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