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Thomas Fearn

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Thomas Fearn
Deputy from Alabama
to the Provisional Congress
of the Confederate States
In office
February 4, 1861 – April 29, 1861
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byH. C. Jones
Personal details
Born(1789-11-15)November 15, 1789
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
DiedJanuary 16, 1863(1863-01-16) (aged 73)
Huntsville, Alabama
Resting placeMaple Hill Cemetery,
Huntsville, Alabama

Thomas Fearn (November 15, 1789 – January 16, 1863) was an American politician who served as a Deputy from Alabama to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from February until April 1861, when he resigned from office.[1]

Biography

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Thomas Fearn was born on November 15, 1789, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, and later moved to Alabama. He served in the War of 1812 and as a member of the Alabama state legislature. Before the American Civil War, he was a practicing physician in Hunstville, Alabama, and served as a physician under Andrew Jackson. He was the father-in-law of William Taylor Sullivan Barry. In 1861, he was a Deputy to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States, representing the state of Alabama.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Root, Elihu, ed. (1904). Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865. Vol. I. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. p. 159. LCCN 05012700.
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Political offices
Preceded by
New constituency
Deputy from Alabama to the
Provisional Congress of the Confederate States

1861
Succeeded by