Thomas Jefferson Majors | |
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| 6thLieutenant Governor of Nebraska | |
| In office 1891–1895 | |
| Governor | John Milton Thayer James E. Boyd Lorenzo Crounse |
| Preceded by | George de Rue Meiklejohn |
| Succeeded by | Robert E. Moore |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNebraska'sat-large district | |
| In office November 5, 1878 – March 3, 1879 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Welch |
| Succeeded by | Edward K. Valentine |
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| Born | (1841-06-25)June 25, 1841 |
| Died | July 11, 1932(1932-07-11) (aged 91) Peru, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Years of service | 1861–1866 |
| Rank | lieutenant colonel |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Thomas Jefferson Majors (June 25, 1841 – July 11, 1932) was aRepublican politician from theU.S. state ofNebraska.
He was born inLibertyville, Iowa, on June 25, 1841, and attended the Nebraska statenormal school. He moved toPeru, Nebraska, in 1860 and entered theUnion Army in June 1861 as a first lieutenant of Company C, First Regiment, Nebraska Volunteer Infantry. He served successively as captain, major, and lieutenantcolonel of that regiment and was mustered out June 15, 1866.
He was a member of the lastNebraska Territorial council in 1866, and its equivalent after Nebraska was accepted as a state, the first Nebraska State senate, from 1867 to 1869. He was appointedassessor of internal revenue for the Nebraska district in 1869 until the offices of collector and assessor were merged into one.
He was elected as aRepublican to theForty-fifth United States Congress as the second member of Nebraska's house congressional delegation. He did not present his credentials and was not seated as the house only recognized Nebraska as having one representative. When the recognized representative,Frank Welch, died, he ran and subsequently was elected. He was elected to both theForty-sixth andForty-seventh United States Congresses again as the second member of the delegation, but the House, on February 24, 1883, disallowed Nebraska’s claim to an additional Member and refused to seat him.
He returned to Nebraska and became the director of Citizens’ State Bank of Peru. He was elected to the Nebraska State House of Representatives in 1889, and became thesixth Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska from 1891 to 1895 serving under three different GovernorsJohn Milton Thayer,James E. Boyd andLorenzo Crounse. He ran forGovernor of Nebraska in 1894 againstSilas A. Holcomb, but lost. He then served as a member and president of the Stateboard of education. He died in Peru on July 11, 1932, and was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Peru.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.| Party political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forGovernor of Nebraska 1894 | Succeeded by John H. McColl |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNebraska's at-large congressional district November 5, 1878 – March 3, 1879 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska 1891 – 1895 | Succeeded by |
