About Thomas F. Cassels
Lived 1845 – 1903 (aged 57–58). Thomas F. Cassels was an American politician and lawyer.
Thomas Frank Cassels ( – April 2, 1903) was an attorney and politician in Memphis, Tennessee who served a term in the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 42nd General Assembly (1881–1882). A Republican, he represented Shelby County, Tennessee.
He was the first African-American admitted to the bar association in Memphis. He represented Ida B. Wells in her lawsuit against C&O Railroad. He served as Assistant Attorney General in Memphis and was a presidential elector in 1888.
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Who was Thomas F. Cassels?
American politician (c.1845-1903)
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Thomas F. Cassels was born in 1845 in Roads.
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Thomas F. Cassels died on 2 April 1903 in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Thomas F. Cassels was a politician and lawyer.
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Thomas F. Cassels was American.
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