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Thomas Spight | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 2nd district | |
| In office July 5, 1898 (1898-07-05) – March 3, 1911 (1911-03-03) | |
| Preceded by | William V. Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Hubert D. Stephens |
| Member of theMississippi House of Representatives | |
| In office 1874–1880 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1841-10-25)October 25, 1841 nearRipley,Mississippi |
| Died | January 5, 1924(1924-01-05) (aged 82) |
| Resting place | Ripley Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Occupation | Lawyer, schoolteacher, newspaper owner |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
| Branch/service | Army |
Thomas Spight (October 25, 1841 – January 5, 1924) was an American lawyer and Confederate Civil War veteran who served seven terms as aU.S. Representative fromMississippi from 1898 to 1911.
Born nearRipley, Mississippi, Spight attended the common schools, Ripley Academy, Purdy (Tennessee) College, and the La Grange (Tennessee) Synodical College where he was a member of the Sigma (original) chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.
He enlisted in theConfederate States Army as a private in 1861. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant the same year. In 1862, he became captain of Company B, Thirty-fourth Regiment, Mississippi Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of the war.
He taught school and also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1875 and commenced practice in Ripley, Mississippi.
He served as member of theMississippi House of Representatives from 1874–1880. He established the Southern Sentinel in 1879, retiring from the newspaper business five years later. He served as prosecuting attorney of the third judicial district 1884–1892.
Spight was elected as aDemocrat to theFifty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofWilliam V. Sullivan. He was reelected to theFifty-sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from July 5, 1898, to March 3, 1911. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1910.
He again resumed the practice of his profession and also engaged in religious work until his death inRipley, Mississippi, January 5, 1924.
He was interred in Ripley Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMississippi's 2nd congressional district 1898–1911 | Succeeded by |
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