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Thomas Gholson Jr. Famous memorial

Birth
Brunswick, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Death
4 Jul 1816 (aged 35–36)
Brunswick, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Brunswick, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID
5834575 View Source

US Congressman from Virgina. Admitted to the bar in his native Brunswick County, he took an early interest in politics and was a member of the State House of Delegates from 1806 to 1809. In 1808 he won a special election to the US House of Representatives to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Clairborne; he was subsequently elected to the Eleventh and three succeeding Congresses, representing Virginia's 17th District until his death in office. During the War of 1812 Gholson was a volunteer aide on the staff of General Peter Buell Porter and was wounded in the defense of Washington DC in 1814; he died from the long-term effects of his injuries. His nephew, James Herbert Gholson, was also a US Congressman.

US Congressman from Virgina. Admitted to the bar in his native Brunswick County, he took an early interest in politics and was a member of the State House of Delegates from 1806 to 1809. In 1808 he won a special election to the US House of Representatives to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Clairborne; he was subsequently elected to the Eleventh and three succeeding Congresses, representing Virginia's 17th District until his death in office. During the War of 1812 Gholson was a volunteer aide on the staff of General Peter Buell Porter and was wounded in the defense of Washington DC in 1814; he died from the long-term effects of his injuries. His nephew, James Herbert Gholson, was also a US Congressman.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Erik Lander
  • Added: 9 Oct 2001
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 5834575
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5834575/thomas-gholson: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Gholson Jr. (c.1780–4 Jul 1816), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5834575, citing Gholson Family Cemetery, Brunswick, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.