Francis Thomas

Francis Thomas
United States Minister to Peru
In office
July 10, 1872 – July 5, 1875
PresidentUlysses S. Grant
Preceded byThomas Settle
Succeeded byRichard Gibbs
26th Governor of Maryland
In office
January 3, 1842 – January 6, 1845
Preceded byWilliam Grason
Succeeded byThomas Pratt
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland
In office
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869
Preceded byHenry May
Succeeded byPatrick Hamill
Constituency4th
In office
March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863
Preceded byJacob Michael Kunkel
Succeeded byBenjamin Gwinn Harris
Constituency5th
In office
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1841
Preceded byWilliam Cost Johnson
Succeeded byJohn Thomson Mason, Jr.
Constituency6th
In office
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835
Preceded byJohn Leeds Kerr
Succeeded byDaniel Jenifer
Constituency7th
In office
March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833
Preceded byMichael Sprigg
Succeeded byJames P. Heath
Constituency4th
Chair of the House Judiciary Committee
In office
1836–1839
Preceded bySamuel Beardsley
Succeeded byJohn Sergeant
Collector of Internal Revenue for Maryland
In office
1870–1872
Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office
1829
Preceded byJohn Grant Chapman
Succeeded byRichard Thomas
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office
1822
1827
1829
Personal details
BornFebruary 3, 1799
Frederick County, Maryland
DiedJanuary 22, 1876 (age 76)
Frankville, Maryland
Political partyDemocrat
Union
Unconditional Union
Republican
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Francis Thomas (February 3, 1799 – January 22, 1876) was an American politician who served as the 26th Governor of Maryland from 1842 to 1845. He also served as a United States Representative from Maryland, representing at separate times the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh districts. He also served as United States minister to Peru from 1872 to 1875, and speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1829.