Thomas J. Jarvis

Thomas J. Jarvis
United States Senator
from North Carolina
In office
April 19, 1894 – January 23, 1895
Appointed byElias Carr
Preceded byZebulon Baird Vance
Succeeded byJeter C. Pritchard
16th United States Minister to Brazil
In office
July 11, 1885 – November 19, 1888
PresidentGrover Cleveland
Preceded byThomas A. Osborn
Succeeded byRobert Adams, Jr.
44th Governor of North Carolina
In office
February 5, 1879 – January 21, 1885
LieutenantJames L. Robinson
Preceded byZebulon Baird Vance
Succeeded byAlfred Moore Scales
3rd Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
In office
January 1, 1877 – February 5, 1879
GovernorZebulon Baird Vance
Preceded byCurtis H. Brogden
Succeeded byJames L. Robinson
Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
November 21, 1870 – November 18, 1872
Preceded byW. A. Moore
Succeeded byJames L. Robinson
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for Tyrrell
In office
November 16, 1868 – November 18, 1872
Preceded byN. W. Walker
(as Member, House of Commons)
Succeeded byB. Jones
Personal details
Born(1836-01-18)January 18, 1836
Jarvisburg, North Carolina, US
DiedJune 17, 1915(1915-06-17) (aged 79)
Greenville, North Carolina, US
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materRandolph-Macon College
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States
Branch/serviceConfederate States Army
Years of service1861–1864
RankCaptain
UnitEighth North Carolina Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican 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.