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  Thomas, Charles R.
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NameCharles R. Thomas
Address Carteret County
Beaufort, North Carolina , United States
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Born February 07, 1827
DiedFebruary 18, 1891 (64 years)
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InfoTHOMAS, Charles Randolph, (father of Charles Randolph Thomas [1861-1931]), a Representative from North Carolina; born in Beaufort, Carteret County, N.C., February 7, 1827; attended a private school in Hillsboro, N.C., and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1849; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1850 and commenced practice in Beaufort, N.C.; moved to New Bern, N.C., and continued the practice of law; member of the State constitutional convention in 1861; secretary of state of North Carolina in 1864; appointed by the Governor president of the Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad in 1867; judge of the superior court 1868-1870; elected as a Republican to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses (March 4, 1871-March 3, 1875); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1874; resumed the practice of law in New Bern, N.C., and died there February 18, 1891; interment in Cedar Grove Cemetery.

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  08/01/1872 NC District 02 Won 63.32% (+26.64%)
  04/17/1872 NC Secretary of State - R Convention Lost 9.17% (-18.35%)
  08/04/1870 NC District 02 Won 55.00% (+10.01%)
  12/08/1864 NC Secretary of State Won 19.90% (+1.49%)
  11/21/1864 NC St Senate Clerk Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/20/1862 NC St Senate Clerk Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/06/1861 NC CSA District 03 Lost 9.39% (-51.76%)
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