Thomas Boles | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromArkansas's3rd district | |
| In office February 9, 1872 – March 3, 1873 | |
| Preceded by | John Edwards |
| Succeeded by | William W. Wilshire |
| In office June 22, 1868 – March 3, 1871 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | John Edwards |
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| Born | July 16, 1837 (1837-07-16) Clarksville, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | March 13, 1905 (1905-03-14) (aged 67) Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Company E,Third Regiment, Arkansas Volunteer Cavalry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Thomas Boles (July 16, 1837 – March 13, 1905) was an American lawyer, politician, judge, andU.S. Representative, federal marshal, and court clerk fromArkansas. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was a Republican.
Born nearClarksville, Arkansas, Boles attended thecommon schools and taught school for several years.
Boles was a deputy sheriff[1] inYell County, Arkansas in 1858 and deputy clerk of thecircuit court of Yell County in 1859 and 1860. He studied law and wasadmitted to the bar in 1860 whereupon he commenced practice inDanville, Arkansas.
During theAmerican Civil War, Boles served on theUnion side as captain of Company E,Third Regiment, Arkansas Volunteer Cavalry from 1863 until 1864. After the war he served as judge of the fourth judicial circuit from 1865 until April 20, 1868, when he resigned.
Upon the readmission of Arkansas to representation Boles was elected as aRepublican to theFortieth Congress and was reelected to theForty-first Congress, serving from June 22, 1868, until March 3, 1871. He successfully contested the election ofJohn Edwards to theForty-second Congress and again served from February 9, 1872, until March 3, 1873,[2] but he was not a candidate for renomination in 1872.
Boles resumed the practice of law atDardanelle, Arkansas and also served many years as school director andalderman. He was appointed receiver of the land office at Dardanelle by PresidentRutherford B. Hayes in February 1878. He then served as aUnited States marshal for the western district of Arkansas from 1881 until 1889. In1884, Boles was the Republican nominee for Governor. Receiving approximately 35%, he was defeated. He was a delegate to every Republican State convention from the organization of the party until his death. He also served as clerk of theUnited States Circuit Court for the Eighth Judicial Circuit from September 1897 until his death.[3]
Boles died inFort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, on March 13, 1905. He isinterred at Brearley Cemetery,Dardanelle, Arkansas.[4]
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by W. D. Slack | Republican nominee forGovernor of Arkansas 1884 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by District created | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromArkansas's 3rd congressional district June 22, 1868 – March 3, 1871 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromArkansas's 3rd congressional district February 9, 1872 – March 3, 1873 | Succeeded by |
