U.S. Senator. During an uprising in the Northwest Ohio Territory, Thomas enlisted as a Ranger and fought the Indians in 1793. After the skirmish was settled, he moved to Columbia, Ohio, in 1795 and clerked in a store. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1804, and commenced practicing law in Bethel, Ohio. Entering politics, he was a member of the Ohio State House of Representatives (1806 to 1808, 1810, and 1820 to 1821) and a member of the Ohio State Senate (1813 to 1815, 1821 to 1823, 1825 to 1829, and 1831 to 1833). He also served as a Justice of the Ohio State Supreme Court in 1809. In 1833, he was elected as a Jacksonian to the U.S. Senate, serving until 1839. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death.
U.S. Senator. During an uprising in the Northwest Ohio Territory, Thomas enlisted as a Ranger and fought the Indians in 1793. After the skirmish was settled, he moved to Columbia, Ohio, in 1795 and clerked in a store. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1804, and commenced practicing law in Bethel, Ohio. Entering politics, he was a member of the Ohio State House of Representatives (1806 to 1808, 1810, and 1820 to 1821) and a member of the Ohio State Senate (1813 to 1815, 1821 to 1823, 1825 to 1829, and 1831 to 1833). He also served as a Justice of the Ohio State Supreme Court in 1809. In 1833, he was elected as a Jacksonian to the U.S. Senate, serving until 1839. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death.
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