Semmes, Thomas J. (Thomas Jenkins), 1824-1899

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Lawyer, member of the Confederate Senate, 1862-1865, and member of the law faculty of Tulane University, New Orleans, 1873-1879.

From the description of Papers, 1835-1899. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20314014

Thomas Jenkins Semmes served in the Louisiana House of Representatives and as a delegate to the Louisiana secession convention (1861), where he helped draft the Ordinance of Secession. He was also elected senator to the Confederate Congress (1862-65), Louisiana State Attorney General (1860-64) and as a delegate to the Louisiana state constitutional convention in 1879.

From the description of Thomas Jenkins Semmes engraving, ca. 1860-1875. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 85357218

From the description of Thomas J. Semmes letter books, 1885-1887, 1892-1893. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 325131798

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referencedIn Davidge, Walter D. (Walter Dorsey), 1823-1901. Davidge family business records, 1796-1912. Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
creatorOf Semmes, Thomas J. (Thomas Jenkins), 1824-1899. Thomas J. Semmes letter books, 1885-1887, 1892-1893. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
creatorOf William L. Clements Library. Jefferson Davis collection, 1861-1865. William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Semmes, Thomas Jenkins, 1824-1899. Papers [microform], 1862-1864. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Semmes, Thomas J. (Thomas Jenkins), 1824-1899. Thomas Jenkins Semmes engraving, ca. 1860-1875. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Jefferson Davis collection 1861-1865 Davis, Jefferson collection William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Semmes, Thomas J. (Thomas Jenkins), 1824-1899. Papers, 1835-1899. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
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associatedWith Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876. person
associatedWith Confederate States of America corporateBody
associatedWith Confederate States of America. Navy corporateBody
associatedWith Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889. person
associatedWith Semmes, Raphael, 1809-1877. person
associatedWith Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883. person
associatedWith Sumter (Ship) corporateBody
associatedWith William L. Clements Library. corporateBody
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Louisiana--New Orleans
Confederate States of America
Louisiana
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Birth 1824-12-16

Death 1899-06-23

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