Thomas James Churchill | |
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| 13th Governor of Arkansas | |
| In office January 13, 1881 – January 13, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | William R. Miller |
| Succeeded by | James H. Berry |
| 16th Treasurer of Arkansas | |
| In office November 12, 1874 – January 12, 1881 | |
| Governor | Augustus H. Garland William R. Miller |
| Preceded by | Robert C. Newton |
| Succeeded by | William E. Woodruff, Jr. |
| 14th Postmaster of Little Rock, Arkansas | |
| In office September 11, 1857 – March 26, 1861 | |
| Nominated by | James Buchanan |
| Preceded by | John E. Reardon |
| Succeeded by | William F. Pope |
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| Born | March 10, 1824 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | May 14, 1905 (aged 81) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. 34°44′15.3″N 92°16′42.5″W / 34.737583°N 92.278472°W |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Anna M. Sevier (m. 1849) |
| Relations | Ambrose H. Sevier (father-in-law) |
| Children | 5 |
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| Unit | Company E, 1st Kentucky Cavalry Regiment (1846–47) |
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Thomas James Churchill (March 10, 1824 – May 14, 1905) was an American soldier and politician who served as the 13th governor of Arkansas from 1881 to 1883. Before that, he was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded infantry in the Western and Trans-Mississippi theaters of the American Civil War.
Elected as part of the Redeemers coalition that restored former Confederates to office after Radical Republicans were overthrown across the South, Churchill's gubernatorial tenure was largely derailed by a financial scandal stemming from his tenure as treasurer.