Thomas Cason | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | Mahlon D. Manson |
| Succeeded by | Franklin Landers |
| Member of theIndiana Senate | |
| In office 1864–1867 | |
| Member of theIndiana House of Representatives from the ? district | |
| In office 1861–1864 | |
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| Born | (1828-09-13)September 13, 1828 Brownsville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | July 10, 1901(1901-07-10) (aged 72) Washington, D.C., U.S |
| Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
Thomas Jefferson Cason (September 13, 1828 – July 10, 1901) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as aU.S. Representative fromIndiana from 1873 to 1877.
Born nearBrownsville, Indiana, Cason moved toBoone County with his parents, who settled on a farm nearThorntown in 1832. He attended the common schools, and taught school in Boone County for several years. He studied law inCrawfordsville, Indiana to gainadmission to the bar in 1850, commencing practice inLebanon, Indiana.
He served as member of theIndiana House of Representatives from 1861 to 1864, and of theIndiana State Senate from 1864 to 1867. In April 1867,GovernorConrad Baker appointed Cason to be a common pleas judge of Boone County, to which office he was subsequently elected in October 1867 for a term of four years. He declined reelection in 1871, and resumed the practice of law.
Cason was elected as aRepublican to theForty-third andForty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1876.
After leaving office, he resumed the practice of law inLebanon, Indiana.
He retired in 1897 and moved toWashington, D.C., where he died July 10, 1901. He was interred inOak Hill Cemetery,Lebanon, Indiana.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 7th congressional district March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 9th congressional district March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | Succeeded by |
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