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Graves, Thomas Graves, Baron

(Encyclopedia) Graves, Thomas Graves, Baron, 1725?–1802, British admiral. During the American Revolution his fleet was routed (1781) by the comte de Grasse at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, a defeat…

Thomas Treadwell DAVIS, Congress, NY (1810-1872)

DAVIS, Thomas Treadwell, (grandson of Thomas Tredwell), a Representative from New York; born in Middlebury, Addison County, Vt., August 22, 1810; moved to New York in 1817 with his parents,…

Thomas Wharton PHILLIPS, Congress, PA (1835-1912)

PHILLIPS, Thomas Wharton, (father of Thomas Wharton Phillips, Jr.), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Mount Jackson in that section of Beaver County now included in Lawrence County…

Thomas NELSON, Jr., Congress, VA (1738-1789)

NELSON, Thomas, Jr., (father of Hugh Nelson), a Delegate from Virginia; born in Yorktown, Va., on December 26, 1738; attended private schools and was graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge…

Thomas LYNCH, Jr., Congress, SC (1749-1779)

LYNCH, Thomas, Jr., (son of Thomas Lynch [1727-1776]), a Delegate from South Carolina; born in Prince George’s Parish, Winyah, S.C., August 5, 1749; educated at Eton and Cambridge, England,…

Thomas Willis COBB, Congress, GA (1784-1830)

Senate Years of Service: 1824-1825; 1825-1828Party: Crawford Republican; JacksonianCOBB, Thomas Willis, a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Columbia County, Ga., in 1784;…