Thomas William Sadler

Thomas William Sadler (April 17, 1831 – October 29, 1896) was an American politician. A Democrat, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama.

Born near Russellville, Alabama, Sadler was educated at the University of Alabama and later practiced law. During the American Civil War, he enlisted into the Confederate States Army. He served in Congress from 1885 to 1887, and was a liberal.

Early life and early career Sadler was born on April 17, 1831, near Russellville, Alabama, the son of Allious Turner Sadler and Caroline Martha (née Owen) Sadler. His father died in 1844, after which his mother married clergyman Reuben Phillips. In 1833, he moved to Jefferson County. He was educated at schools in Jonesboro and Summerfield, as well as from the University of Alabama.

In 1851, Sadler was hired to the Salem Male and Female Academy as an assistant teacher; he was a trustee in 1854. He was a manager of the 1865 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama. In 1874, he was a delegate to the Alabama State Convention, then was a Presidential elector in the 1880 United States presidential election. Before the Civil War, he was anti-abolitionist. with whom he had ten children. She died in 1883, and in 1884, he married Mary Bowen. He was a Freemason. He died on October 29, 1896, aged 65, in Prattville, from erysipelas and sepsis caused by a carbuncle on his leg. He was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, in Prattville.