About Jesse B. Thomas, Jr.
Lived 1806 – 1850 (aged 43). Jesse B. Thomas, Jr. was an American lawyer, politician and judge.
Jesse Burgess Thomas Jr. (July 31, 1806 – February 21, 1850) was an American politician who served as Illinois Attorney General from 1835 to 1836 and later on the Supreme Court of Illinois.
Thomas was born in Lebanon, Ohio. After studying law at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, he settled in Edwardsville, Illinois. By 1830, Thomas was serving as the secretary to the Illinois State Senate. Four years later, he served a partial term in the Illinois House of Representatives for Madison County before being appointed Attorney General, a post he held for a single year.
From 1837 through 1839, he was a circuit court judge based in Springfield. His circuit included New Salem, where Thomas heard cases argued by Abraham Lincoln.
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Who was Jesse B. Thomas, Jr.?
American politician (1806–1850)
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Jesse B. Thomas, Jr. was born on 31 July 1806.
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Jesse B. Thomas, Jr. died on 21 February 1850.
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Jesse B. Thomas, Jr. was a lawyer, politician and judge.
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Jesse B. Thomas, Jr. was American.
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