Thomas R. Kersh

1885 House of Representatives composite photo of the Twenty-Fifth General Assembly of the State of Arkansas

Thomas R. Kersh (died 1916) ^[1] was a state legislator in Arkansas. A Republican, he represented Lincoln County, Arkansas in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1885 ^{[2] [3]} and 1887. ^{[1] [4]} According to the captioning from his 1885 House photograph he was 38 years old, was a native of South Carolina, had lived in Arkansas for 18 years, was a Republican, worked a Baptist Minister, and his post office was in Varner's Station. ^[5]

See also

• African American officeholders from the end of the Civil War until before 1900

References

1. "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
2. Representatives, Arkansas General Assembly House of (May 14, 1885). "Journal ..." – via Google Books.
3. "Arkansas House of Representatives Elected September 1, 1884". Daily Arkansas Gazette. December 2, 1884. p. 6. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
4. "Arkansas List of Representatives". The Southern Standard. September 18, 1886. p. 4. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
5. Dawson, R.; Kersh, Rogan (December 31, 1885). "1885 House of Representatives composite photo of the Twenty-Fifth General Assembly of the State of Arkansas". Arkansas General Assembly Composite Images, 1866-2011. Retrieved May 14, 2022.