Richard Thomas | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1801 | |
| Preceded by | see below |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Hemphill |
| Member of thePennsylvania Senate from the9th district | |
| In office 1791–1793 | |
| Preceded by | district created |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1744-12-30)December 30, 1744 |
| Died | January 19, 1832(1832-01-19) (aged 87) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Party | Federalist |
| Spouse | Thomazine Downing |
Richard Thomas (December 30, 1744 – January 19, 1832) was an American politician fromPennsylvania who served as aFederalist member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1795 to 1801. He also served in thePennsylvania State Senate for the9th Senatorial District from 1791 to 1793.
Thomas was born inWest Whiteland Township in theProvince of Pennsylvania and was educated at home by private teachers. He served in theAmerican Revolutionary War as colonel of the First Regiment,Chester County Volunteers of thePennsylvania militia.[1]He was of Welsh and English descent.[2]
Thomas became a member of theAmerican Philosophical Society in 1771[3] and was later elected to thePennsylvania State Senate for the9th Senatorial District serving from 1791 to 1793.[1]
In 1793, he was appointed a brigadier-general of militia by GovernorThomas Mifflin but declined to accept the role.[4]
He was elected as aFederalist to theFourth,Fifth, andSixth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1795 to March 3, 1801.[5] He engaged in agricultural pursuits and constructedIvy Cottage,Whitford Lodge, and Whitford Hall in West Whiteland Township.
Thomas died inPhiladelphia in 1832 and is buried at the Friends Western Burial Ground in Philadelphia.
Thomas married Thomazine Downing, grand-daughter of Thomas Downing, founder ofDowningtown, Pennsylvania.[6]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 3rd congressional district 1795–1801 | Succeeded by |
| Pennsylvania State Senate | ||
| Preceded by district created | Member of thePennsylvania Senate9th District 1791-1793 | Succeeded by William Ross |