William Brickly Stokes | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTennessee's3rd district | |
| In office July 24, 1866 – March 3, 1871 | |
| Preceded by | George Washington Bridges |
| Succeeded by | Abraham Ellison Garrett |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTennessee's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | John Houston Savage |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Jackson Clements |
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| Born | (1814-09-09)September 9, 1814 |
| Died | March 14, 1897(1897-03-14) (aged 82) Alexandria, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Resting place | Eastview Cemetery, Alexandria, Tennessee |
| Party | Unconditional Union |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Branch/service | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1862–1865 |
| Rank |  Colonel BrevetBrigadier General |
| Commands | 5th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
William Brickly Stokes (September 9, 1814 – March 14, 1897) was an American politician and a member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromTennessee. He also served ascolonel of the5th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry during theAmerican Civil War.
He was born on September 9, 1814, inChatham County, North Carolina. He attended the common schools, moved with his family toTemperance Hall, Tennessee, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a member of theTennessee House of Representatives from 1849 to 1852. He served in theTennessee Senate in 1855 and 1856. Stokes owned between seven and ten enslaved people in Tennessee.[1]
Stokes was elected as a member of theOpposition Party to theThirty-sixth Congress byTennessee's 4th congressional district, serving from March 4, 1859, to March 4, 1861. He entered theUnion Army on May 15, 1862, as amajor of the Tennessee Volunteers. He served as colonel of the 5th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry until he resigned on March 10, 1865.[2] He briefly served in temporary brigade command in the Army of the Ohio between June 17, 1863, and August 6, 1863.[2] On December 24, 1866,PresidentAndrew Johnson nominated Stokes for the award of the honorary grade ofbrevetbrigadier general to rank from March 13, 1865.[3] The U.S. Senate confirmed the award on February 21, 1867.[3] He studied law, was admitted to thebar in 1867, and commenced practice inAlexandria, Tennessee, inDeKalb County, Tennessee.
Upon the readmission of Tennessee to representation, he was elected as anUnconditional Unionist to theThirty-ninth Congress byTennessee's 3rd congressional district. He was re-elected as aRepublican to theFortieth andForty-first Congresses. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from July 24, 1866, to March 4, 1871.[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1870 to theForty-second Congress. He also was the supervisor of internal revenue for Tennessee. He resumed the practice of law and died inAlexandria, Tennessee, on March 14, 1897. He wasinterred in East View Cemetery at Alexandria.
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| First | Radical Republican nominee forGovernor of Tennessee 1869 | Succeeded by None |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromTennessee's 4th congressional district March 4, 1859 - March 3, 1861 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromTennessee's 3rd congressional district July 24, 1866 - March 3, 1871 | Succeeded by |
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