Thomas J. Strait
Thomas Jefferson Strait | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Carolina's5thdistrict | |
| In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1899 | |
| Preceded by | John J. Hemphill |
| Succeeded by | David E. Finley |
| Member of theSouth Carolina Senate | |
| In office 1890 – 1893 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 25, 1846 Chester District, South Carolina |
| Died | April 18, 1924(aged 77) Lancaster, South Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | KatherineLathrop |
| Alma mater | South Carolina Medical College |
| Occupation | physician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States |
| Branch/service |  Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1862 – 1865 |
| Rank |  Sergeant |
| Unit |  6th South Carolina Infantry,24th South Carolina Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Thomas Jefferson Strait(December 25, 1846 – April 18, 1924) was aU.S. RepresentativefromSouth Carolina.
Biography
[edit]Born inChester District, South Carolina,Strait attended the common schools ofMayesville, South Carolina,and Cooper Institute, Mississippi. During theCivil Warentered theConfederate States Armyin 1862 and served throughout the war, first in Company A, Sixth Regiment of Infantry, and later as sergeant in Company H, Twenty-fourth Regiment, Gist's brigade. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He taught school inEbenezer, South Carolina,in 1880. He was graduated from South Carolina Medical College at Charleston in 1885 and practiced medicine. He served as member of the State senate 1890-1893.
Strait was elected as aDemocratto the Fifty-third, Fifty-fourth, and Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1899). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth Congress. He resumed the practice of his profession inLancaster, South Carolina,and died there on April 18, 1924. He was interred in Westside Cemetery.
Sources
[edit]- United States Congress."Thomas J. Strait (id: S000989)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
