Thomas M. Paschal
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Thomas Moore Paschal was a U.S. Representative
from Texas
.
Born in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
, Paschal moved with his parents to San Antonio, Texas
, in 1846.
He was educated in private schools.
He attended St. Mary's College, San Antonio, Texas
.
He was graduated from Centre College
, Danville, Kentucky
, in 1866.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced practice in San Antonio.
He was city attorney in 1867.
He served as United States commissioner for the western district of Texas 1867-1869.
He served as judge of the district criminal court for San Antonio in 1870 and 1871.
He moved to Castroville, Texas
, in 1870.
He served as district attorney of the twenty-fourth district 1871-1875.
He moved to Brackett, King County, in 1873.
Paschal was elected judge of the thirty-eighth judicial district in 1876.
He was reelected in 1880 and 1884, and served until 1892.
He was appointed by Governor Coke as extradition agent between the United States and Mexico in 1876 and reappointed by Governor Roberts in 1880.
He returned to Castroville in 1885.
Paschal was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-third Congress (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1895).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1894.
He resumed the practice of law in San Antonio, Texas
.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1896.
He died in New York City, January 28, 1919.
He was interred in Mission Burial Park, San Antonio, Texas
.
United States House of Representatives
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from Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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Born in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Rapides Parish, Louisiana
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, Paschal moved with his parents to San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
, in 1846.
He was educated in private schools.
He attended St. Mary's College, San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
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He was graduated from Centre College
Centre College
Centre College is a private liberal arts college in Danville, Kentucky, USA, a community of approximately 16,000 in Boyle County south of Lexington, KY. Centre is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution. Centre was founded by Presbyterian leaders, with whom it maintains a loose...
, Danville, Kentucky
Danville, Kentucky
Danville is a city in and the county seat of Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 16,218 at the 2010 census.Danville is the principal city of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Boyle and Lincoln counties....
, in 1866.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced practice in San Antonio.
He was city attorney in 1867.
He served as United States commissioner for the western district of Texas 1867-1869.
He served as judge of the district criminal court for San Antonio in 1870 and 1871.
He moved to Castroville, Texas
Castroville, Texas
Castroville is a city in Medina County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,664 at the 2000 census. Prior to 1893, Castroville was the first county seat of Medina County....
, in 1870.
He served as district attorney of the twenty-fourth district 1871-1875.
He moved to Brackett, King County, in 1873.
Paschal was elected judge of the thirty-eighth judicial district in 1876.
He was reelected in 1880 and 1884, and served until 1892.
He was appointed by Governor Coke as extradition agent between the United States and Mexico in 1876 and reappointed by Governor Roberts in 1880.
He returned to Castroville in 1885.
Paschal was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Fifty-third Congress (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1895).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1894.
He resumed the practice of law in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
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He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1896.
He died in New York City, January 28, 1919.
He was interred in Mission Burial Park, San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
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