Semmes, Thomas J. (Thomas Jenkins), 1824-1899
Variant namesLawyer, 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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Birth 1824-12-16
Death 1899-06-23
