Thomas Spalding

Thomas Spalding (March 25, 1774 – January 4, 1851)[1] was a United States representative from Georgia. He was born in Frederica, Georgia, St. Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1795,[2] but did not practice. He engaged extensively in agricultural pursuits and is widely known for owning slaves [3]

Thomas Spalding
Member of the
United States House of Representatives
In office
December 24, 1805 – November 1806
Preceded byCowles Mead
Succeeded byWilliam Wyatt Bibb
Personal details
BornMarch 25, 1774
Frederica, Province of Georgia
DiedJanuary 4, 1851
Darien, Georgia
Political partyDemocratic-Republican Party
SpouseSarah Leake (m. 1795; died 1843)
ChildrenJane Martin Spalding (1796–1861)
James Spalding (1797–1820)
Margaret Spalding (1800–1800)
Hester Margery (1801–1824)
Mary Ann Elizabeth Spalding (1803–1818)
Margery Spalding (1804-)
Elizabeth Sarah Spalding (1806–1876)
Charles Harris Spalding (1808–1887)
Katherine Spalding (1810–1881)
Thomas Spalding (1813–1819)
Emily Screven Spalding (1817–1819)
Randolph Spalding (1822–1862)
Parent(s)James Spalding
Margery McIntosh
RelativesJohn McIntosh Kell (great nephew)
ResidenceSapelo Island
OccupationPlanter
Agriculturist
  1. ^ Coulter, E. Merton (1940). Thomas Spalding of Sapelo. Louisiana State University Press. p. 5.
  2. ^ Coulter, E. Merton (1940). Thomas Spalding of Sapelo. Louisiana State University Press. p. 12.
  3. ^ United States Congress. "Thomas Spalding (id: S000698)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.