Thomas J. Jarvis | |
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| United States Senator from North Carolina | |
| In office April 19, 1894 – January 23, 1895 | |
| Appointed by | Elias Carr |
| Preceded by | Zebulon Baird Vance |
| Succeeded by | Jeter C. Pritchard |
| 16th United States Minister to Brazil | |
| In office July 11, 1885 – November 19, 1888 | |
| President | Grover Cleveland |
| Preceded by | Thomas A. Osborn |
| Succeeded by | Robert Adams, Jr. |
| 44th Governor of North Carolina | |
| In office February 5, 1879 – January 21, 1885 | |
| Lieutenant | James L. Robinson |
| Preceded by | Zebulon Baird Vance |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Moore Scales |
| 3rd Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina | |
| In office January 1, 1877 – February 5, 1879 | |
| Governor | Zebulon Baird Vance |
| Preceded by | Curtis H. Brogden |
| Succeeded by | James L. Robinson |
| Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office November 21, 1870 – November 18, 1872 | |
| Preceded by | W. A. Moore |
| Succeeded by | James L. Robinson |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for Tyrrell | |
| In office November 16, 1868 – November 18, 1872 | |
| Preceded by | N. W. Walker (as Member, House of Commons) |
| Succeeded by | B. Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 18, 1836 Jarvisburg, North Carolina, US |
| Died | June 17, 1915 (aged 79) Greenville, North Carolina, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Randolph-Macon College |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States |
| Branch/service | Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1864 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Eighth North Carolina Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Thomas Jordan Jarvis (January 18, 1836 – June 17, 1915) was the 44th governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1879 to 1885. Jarvis later served as a U.S. Senator from 1894 to 1895, and helped establish East Carolina Teachers Training School, now known as East Carolina University, in 1907.