Thomas Fearn

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]

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

Biography

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

1. 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.

External links

• Thomas Fearn at Find a Grave
• Thomas Fearn at The Political Graveyard

Political offices
Preceded by New constituency	Deputy from Alabama to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States 1861	Succeeded by H. C. Jones