Thomas Barnes | |
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1st Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
Member of the MississippiHouseofRepresentatives | |
In office October 6, 1817 –February 6, 1818 | |
Succeeded by | Edward Turner |
Member of the MississippiHouseofRepresentatives from the Claiborne County district | |
In office October 6,1817 –February 6,1818 Servingwith Henry G. Johnston | |
Thomas A. Barnes was a state legislator in Mississippi. He served as Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives during the first General Assembly held in Mississippi from October 6,1817,to February 6,1818. [1] Barnes had previously been a member of the Legislative Council of the Mississippi Territory representing Clairborne County [2] and was president of the council from 1809 to 1810,then again from 1812 to 1815. [3] In 1815 he resigned due to bad health. [4]
He lived in Port Gibson,Mississippi. [5]
He was involved with negotiations over commerce on the Mississippi River and a proposal for election districting. [6]