John L. Thomas, Jr.
"(May 20, 1835 -- October 15, 1893) John Lewis Thomas Jr. was a lawyer, city solicitor, public servant, a collector of the port, and American politician. Thomas was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1856. He was city counselor of Cumberland in 1856 and 1857, was city solicitor of Baltimore from 1860 to 1862, and was a States attorney (1863-1865). He was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1863 and was a collector of the port of Baltimore Maryland (1869-1873 and 1877 - 1882). Thomas was elected as a Unconditional Unionist to the 39th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Edwin Webster (December 4, 1865 - March 3, 1867), was not reelected to the 40th Congress. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United states Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=T000174]"
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Maryland Delegation - United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
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