"(July 16, 1837 -- March 13, 1905) Thomas Boles was a(n) sheriff, teacher, clerk, lawyer, soldier, judge, public servant, receiver of land, U.S. Marshall, and American politician. Boles was born in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas. Thomas was a Sheriff of Yell County (1858), served as a captain in the Civil War in Company E, Third Regiment, Arkansas Volunteer Calvary, was a school director and alderman, was appointed receiver of the land office at Dardanelle by President Hayes (February 1878), served as a United States marshal for the western district of Arkansas (1881 - 1889), and was a delegate to every Republican State convention from the organization of the party until his death. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1860. He was a deputy clerk of the circuit court of Yell County (1859 and 1860) clerk of the United States Circuit Court for the 8th Judicial Circuit (September 1897 - 1905), and judge of the 4th judicial circuit from 1865 to April 20, 1868. Boles was elected as a Republican to the 40th and 41st Congress (June 22, 1868 - March 3, 1871) and contested the election of John Edwards to the 42nd Congress (February 9, 1872 - March 3, 1873). Boles was not reelected in 1872. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=B000603]"