Thomas Sergeant

Thomas Sergeant
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1812–1814
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
In office
December 16, 1817 – July 6, 1819[1]
Preceded byNathaniel Boileau
Succeeded bySamuel D. Ingham
Pennsylvania Attorney General
In office
July 7, 1819 – December 20, 1820
GovernorAmos Ellmaker
Thomas Elder
Preceded byAmos Ellmaker
Succeeded byThomas Elder
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
In office
February 3, 1834 – 1846
Personal details
BornJanuary 14, 1782
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMay 8, 1860 (aged 78)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeLaurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
SpouseSarah Bache
Children4 survived to adulthood
RelativesJonathan Dickinson Sergeant (father)
John Sergeant (brother)

Thomas Sergeant (January 14, 1782 – May 8, 1860) was an American politician and judge. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1812 to 1814, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1817 to 1819, Pennsylvania Attorney General from 1819 to 1820, and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1834 to 1846.

  1. ^ Pennsylvania Department of State. History of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, the Pennsylvania Department of State & the Great Seal of the Commonwealth. p. 41.