Thomas E. Noell

Thomas Estes Noell (April 3, 1839 – October 3, 1867) was an American lawyer, politician, and military officer. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri.

Biography Noell was born on April 3, 1839, in Perryville, Missouri, a son of politician John W. Noell. Educated at the seminary of St. Mary's of the Barrens Catholic Church, he later studied law under his father, and was admitted to the bar in 1858, after which he began practice in Perryville. He was elected for two terms, serving from March 4, 1865, to October 3, 1867. He was a Republican during his first term then a Democrat during his second.

Noell was Christian. He died in office, on October 3, 1867, aged 28, in St. Louis, from bowel inflammation. He was buried at St. Mary's Cemetery, in Perryville. A cenotaph dedicated to him is present at the Congressional Cemetery.