Thomas Fearn (November 15, 1789 – January 16, 1863) was an American politician who served as a Deputy from Alabama to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from February until April 1861, when he resigned from office.[1]

Thomas Fearn
Deputy from Alabama
to the Provisional Congress
of the Confederate States
In office
February 4, 1861 – April 29, 1861
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byH. C. Jones
Personal details
Born(1789-11-15)November 15, 1789
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
DiedJanuary 16, 1863(1863-01-16) (aged 73)
Huntsville, Alabama
Resting placeMaple Hill Cemetery,
Huntsville, Alabama

Biography edit

Thomas Fearn was born on November 15, 1789, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, and later moved to Alabama. He served in the War of 1812 and as a member of the Alabama state legislature. Before the American Civil War, he was a practicing physician in Hunstville, Alabama, and served as a physician under Andrew Jackson. He was the father-in-law of William Taylor Sullivan Barry. In 1861, he was a Deputy to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States, representing the state of Alabama.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Root, Elihu, ed. (1904). Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865. Vol. I. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. p. 159. LCCN 05012700.

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Political offices
Preceded by
New constituency
Deputy from Alabama to the
Provisional Congress of the Confederate States

1861
Succeeded by